Volleyball Recap: Maroa-Forsyth Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 6, 2024, 4:15pm

Volleyball Recap: Maroa-Forsyth Trojans vs. St. Thomas More Sabers

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Maroa-Forsyth can now relate to. They fell just short of the St. Thomas More Sabers by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Sabers: they've now lost seven in a row.

Maroa-Forsyth started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-16.

Peyton Torbert paced Maroa-Forsyth's offense, picking up 14 kills. Torbert got some help from Taylor Crouch and her 15 assists.

St. Thomas More found their leader in freshman Alexis Hege, who had 17 digs. Those 17 digs set a new season-high mark for Hege.

With the defeat, Maroa-Forsyth broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-16. As for St. Thomas More, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 34-4.

Maroa-Forsyth does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Thomas More, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Bloomington Central Catholic at 6:00 p.m. Bloomington Central Catholic will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something St. Thomas More surely won't give up without a fight.

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