Volleyball Recap: St. Mary's Episcopal Takes a Loss

After flying high against Bartlett on Thursday, St. Mary's Episcopal came back down to earth. The Turkeys took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Houston Mustangs on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Turkeys in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost five in a row.

St. Mary's Episcopal started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-15.

Among those leading the charge was Melody McCloskey, who had 12 digs and two aces. Those 12 digs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Wainright, who had seven digs and two aces.

St. Mary's Episcopal's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Houston, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.

Coincidentally, St. Mary's Episcopal and Houston will both be playing Arlington the next time they take the court. The Turkeys will host the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Mustangs will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.