The St. Augustine Knights will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Saint Mary's Hall Barons at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Thursday, St. Augustine didn't have quite enough to beat St. Anthony and fell 3-2. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Yellowjackets 25-20 in the first period.
St. Augustine actually scored more points across those five sets (105-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Saint Mary's Hall came up short against San Antonio Christian on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 14-25, 25-16.
Even though they lost, Saint Mary's Hall 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 seven aces in six consecutive contests.
St. Augustine's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Saint Mary's Hall, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
St. Augustine came out on top in a nail-biter against Saint Mary's Hall when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Does St. Augustine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saint Mary's Hall turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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