If New Braunfels Thunder was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Savio on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Homeschool fell 3-1 to the Holy Cross Knights on Tuesday. The Homeschool were not able to make up for their loss to the Knights from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
New Braunfels Thunder was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Holy Cross work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 22-25, 27-25, 25-21.
Peyton Callas paced New Braunfels Thunder's offense, picking up 12 kills. Callas got some help from Maddison Heiser and her 19 assists. Sophia Avila controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
New Braunfels Thunder's defeat dropped their record down to 22-6-1. As for Holy Cross, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.
New Braunfels Thunder and Holy Cross should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Homeschool will square off against DaVinci at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (302 vs. 709). Meanwhile, Holy Cross (ranked 297th) will meet New Braunfels Christian Academy (ranked 893rd) at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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