Volleyball Recap: St. Andrew's Highlanders vs. The Awty International Rams
On Saturday, St. Andrew faced The Awty International in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Andrew's Highlanders lost 3-0 to The Awty International Rams. The loss continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost three in a row.
St. Andrew's was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 25-11.
Even though they lost, St. Andrew's couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.1% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was since the start of last season.
St. Andrew's now has a losing record at 8-9. As for The Awty International, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Andrew's will face off against St. Stephen's Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Stephen's Episcopal is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so St. Andrew's will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for The Awty International, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Kinkaid at 4:30 p.m. The Awty International is facing Kinkaid at the right time seeing as Kinkaid is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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