Venice was the 3-0 winner over St. Thomas Aquinas when they last played one another back in September of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Venice Indians took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders on Tuesday. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 25-19 in the first period.
Venice started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 26-24.
When it comes to explaining why Venice lost, don't look at Brighton Ferguson. Despite the final result, she had 17 digs. Ferguson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Venice was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Thomas Aquinas only served four.
St. Thomas Aquinas was led to victory by Tameary Wardlaw and Mikayla Porter. Wardlaw had 17 digs, while Porter had ten digs, eight kills, three aces, and two blocks. That's the most aces Porter has posted since back in September.
Venice has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-7.
Venice has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Port Charlotte on the 2nd. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Archbishop McCarthy on the 3rd.
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