Volleyball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Festus

By Team Reports Oct 10, 2024, 5:36am

Volleyball Recap: Festus Tigers vs. St. Francis Borgia Knights

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Festus waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the St. Francis Borgia Knights.

Festus had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-18.

Jessie Hawkins had a dynamite game for Festus, getting 20 digs. Hawkins is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.

Festus is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5-1 record this season. As for St. Francis Borgia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-14-2.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withSeckman at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for St. Francis Borgia, they will welcome Howell at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Howell is coming into the game with five straight wins on the road, so St. Francis Borgia will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.

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