After flying high against TMI-Episcopal last Tuesday, Incarnate Word came back down to earth. The Incarnate Word Shamrocks fell just short of the Antonian Prep Apaches by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Shamrocks' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Incarnate Word took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-16, 27-29, 23-25, 26-24, 15-6.
Incarnate Word's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was CELESTE CARREON, who had 20 digs.
Anna Arceneaux was nothing short of spectacular for Antonian Prep: she had 38 digs. Arceneaux is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivy Waclawczyk, who had five digs and two aces.
Incarnate Word's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-12. As for Antonian Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-14 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Incarnate Word and Savio will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Antonian Prep, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory vs. St. Michael's on the 1st.
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