Volleyball Preview: St. Mark's Lions vs. St. Andrew's Highlanders
On Friday St. Mark will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the St. Andrew's Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. St. Andrew's took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Mark's, who comes in off a win.
St. Mark's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Fort Worth Country Day, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (St. Mark's was ranked fifth). St. Mark's walked away with a 3-1 victory over Fort Worth Country Day on Tuesday.
St. Mark's 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, 25-18, 25-21, 25-17.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to St. Stephen's Episcopal.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-13, 25-14.
St. Mark's pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Andrew's, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Everything went St. Mark's way against St. Andrew's in their previous meeting back in September, as St. Mark's made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mark's since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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