St. Laurence and St. Francis met for a duel on Tuesday where St. Laurence came out on top. The St. Laurence Vikings walked away with a 2-0 victory over the St. Francis Spartans. This was payback for the Vikings, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
While St. Laurence won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-13.
Leading St. Laurence to victory were Julie Marquez and Natalie Martinez. Marquez had nine digs and two aces, while Martinez had 12 digs. That's the most aces Marquez has posted in her last eight games.
St. Laurence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for St. Francis, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-7 record.
St. Laurence will challenge DePaul College Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. DePaul College Prep is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so St. Laurence will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for St. Francis, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against St. Charles North on the 2nd.
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