On Tuesday, St. Pius X faced Hope Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Pius X Sartans won by a set and slipped past the Hope Christian Huskies 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Sartans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
St. Pius X was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-9, 16-25, 25-23, 15-7.
Hope Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Alyssa Ortega and Sydney Macias. Ortega had nine digs, while Macias had nine digs.
St. Pius X pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hope Christian, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
St. Pius X will face off against St. Michael's at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Hope Christian, they will challenge Eldorado at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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