After flying high against Chaminade-Madonna last Wednesday, St. Thomas Aquinas came back down to earth. The Raiders took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cypress Bay Lightning on Thursday. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Lightning recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Cypress Bay scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20.
Luke Swadener paced St. Thomas Aquinas' offense, picking up 12 kills. Swadener got some help from Elijah Lam and his 30 assists. Swadener was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Cypress Bay was led to victory by Alejandro Navarro and Mateo Foronda. Navarro had 14 assists and eight digs, while Foronda had 19 kills, seven digs, three aces, and two blocks. Foronda is crushing it when it comes to kills: he's had at least five every time he's taken the court this season.
St. Thomas Aquinas' defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Cypress Bay, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
St. Thomas Aquinas didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against South Broward on the 8th. As for Cypress Bay, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Palmetto on the 7th.
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