Volleyball Recap: St. Francis Spartans vs. Edwardsville Tigers
St. Francis waltzed into their game on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Edwardsville Tigers by a score of 2-0. The Spartans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
While St. Francis won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-10.
St. Francis can attribute much of their success to Addison Samolinski, who had 13 digs.
St. Francis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
St. Francis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Edwardsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-13.
St. Francis has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Marist on the 19th. As for Edwardsville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Andrew on the 19th.
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