The Episcopal School of Dallas Eagles will take on the St. Andrew's Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Episcopal School of Dallas didn't have quite enough to beat Dallas HSAA and fell 3-2. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Episcopal School of Dallas took Dallas HSAA into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 20-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Andrew's was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-14.
Lela Beard and Tilly Streeter were among the main playmakers for St. Andrew's as the former had six digs and three aces and the latter had three digs and ten assists. Streeter is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Andrew's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matchups.
Episcopal School of Dallas' loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for St. Andrew's, they pushed their record up to 9-16 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Episcopal School of Dallas came up short against St. Andrew's in their previous meeting back in November of 2014, falling 2-0. Thankfully for Episcopal School of Dallas, Marina Smalling (who had 38 digs and six aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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