Volleyball Recap: Ava Balestri Leads a Balanced Effort to Beat Earlville

By Team Reports Sep 4, 2025, 10:14am

Volleyball Recap: St. Bede Bruins vs. Earlville Red Raiders

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St. Bede won the last time they faced Earlville and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Bruins came out on top against the Red Raiders by a score of 2-0.

St. Bede easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15.

Ava Balestri

Digs (Career)

09/02/25 vs Earlville7
08/26/25 vs El Paso-Gridley3
09/23/24 vs Streator1
09/11/24 @ Mercer County1
08/29/24 vs Marquette1

St. Bede's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ava Balestri, who had seven digs and three aces. Those seven digs gave Balestri a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Bosnich, who had 13 digs and two assists.

Despite the defeat, Earlville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Elizabeth Vazquez had 12 digs.

St. Bede has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season. Having lost for the first time this season, Earlville fell to 2-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Bede will challenge Bureau Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Earlville, they will head out to face off against DePue at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. This will be the Red Raiders' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.

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