On Tuesday, St. Henry faced Ryle in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Henry Crusaders won by a set and slipped past the Ryle Raiders 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Crusaders sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was St. Henry who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 15-25, 25-14, 22-25, 15-10.
Corrine Blackburn paced St. Henry's offense, picking up 14 kills. Blackburn got some help from
Madelyn Demler and her 20 assists.
Emily Helmers controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
St. Henry is on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 24 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 33-5 record this season. As for Ryle, they moved to 24-9 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
St. Henry has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Notre Dame Academy on the 30th. Ryle does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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