On Saturday, the St. John's Prep Red Storm didn't have quite enough to beat the Kennedy Catholic Gaels and fell 3-2. The loss was the Red Storm's first of the season.
St. John's Prep took Kennedy Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-14, 15-13.
St. John's Prep lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Olivia Mura, who had five digs and five aces. Mura is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Broad, who had five digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: St. John's Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. John's Prep fell to 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. John's Prep will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against St. Francis Prep at 5:15 p.m. As for Kennedy Catholic, they will face off against Maria Regina at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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