Lindbergh faced St. Louis University in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Flyers fell just short of the Junior Bills by a score of 3-2. The Flyers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Junior Bills apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Lindbergh wouldn't go down easily and took St. Louis University into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 15-10.
John Dobbs paced Lindbergh's offense, picking up 14 kills. Dobbs got some help from Cohen Boehm and his 23 assists. Gabe Scheve controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
St. Louis University can attribute much of their success to Henry Benson, who had nine digs and two assists. Those two assists gave Benson a new career-high.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lindbergh fell to 14-1. As for St. Louis University, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Lindbergh didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Marquette on the 16th. As for St. Louis University, they have also already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against De Smet Jesuit on the 16th.
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