St. John lost against Chelmsford back in May of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pioneers fell 3-1 to the Lions. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While St. John's ultimately came up short, they really made Chelmsford work, particularly in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-16, 22-25, 25-22, 27-25.
Francis McGonagle paced St. John's offense, picking up 30 kills. McGonagle got some help from Anirudh Vasudevan and his 44 assists. Vasudevan also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Daijon Rondeau, racking up four apiece.
St. John's now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Chelmsford, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-3.
St. John's has already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Central on the 29th. As for Chelmsford, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Milford on the 29th.
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