St. Xavier came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the DeSales Colts as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
One reason for the win was St. Xavier's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Xavier to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josh Walsh, who had 18 assists and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Louie Murr, who had 13 assists and two aces.
Tigers
| 03/20/25 vs DeSales | 3-0 |
| 05/21/24 vs DeSales | 3-0 |
| 05/10/24 vs Lafayette | 3-0 |
| 05/08/24 vs Henry Clay | 3-0 |
| 05/01/24 vs Floyd Central | 3-0 |
| + 3 more games |
St. Xavier pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for DeSales, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Looking ahead, St. Xavier will take on Lafayette at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. DeSales will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Xavier at 7:30 p.m. on April 16th.
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