It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Augustine Prep can now relate to. They fell just short of the St. Catherine's Angels by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Augustine Prep took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-16, 15-9.
St. Catherine's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jayda King, who had 12 digs, six aces, five kills, and a block. Those six aces gave King a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Laniyah Hamilton, who had 16 digs and a kill.
Augustine Prep dropped their record down to 3-10 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Catherine's, they moved to 7-15 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Augustine Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. Catherine's has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against New Berlin Eisenhower on the 24th.
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