Volleyball Recap: South Bend Saint Joseph Comes Up Short

After flying high against South Bend Adams last Wednesday, South Bend Saint Joseph came back down to earth. The Huskies fell just short of the South Bend Riley Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 last Monday.

South Bend Saint Joseph wouldn't go down easily and took South Bend Riley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 17-25, 22-25, 15-7.

Despite the defeat, South Bend Saint Joseph saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nam Nguyen had nine digs and three aces.

Oscar Coronado went supernova For South Bend Riley., getting 19 digs and four aces. Those 19 digs gave Coronado a new career-high.

South Bend Saint Joseph dropped their record down to 4-7 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for South Bend Riley, their record now sits at 8-12.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Bend Saint Joseph will face off against Elkhart at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for South Bend Riley, they will square off against Kokomo at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Wildcats are facing the Wildkats at the right time seeing as the Wildkats are stuck on a seven-game losing streak.