St. Edward was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Parkview Christian Academy Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in August.
St. Edward actually scored more points across those three sets (65-64), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-21, 14-25, 25-19.
Brooklyn Grunaaier paced St. Edward's offense, picking up five kills. Grunaaier got some help from Sam Pogorzelski and her 15 assists. Finally, Allison Lazzar kept St. Edward's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Lilah Carlyle was nothing short of spectacular for Parkview Christian Academy: she had 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Carlyle has posted over her last ten games.
St. Edward's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Parkview Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-13 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Coming up, St. Edward will venture away from home to square off against Wheaton Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Parkview Christian Academy, they will host Crossroads Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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