If St. Francis was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Cardinal O'Hara last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Francis Red Raiders took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Williamsville East Flames on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Red Raiders of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
St. Francis 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, 25-20, 25-22, 25-21.
Despite the loss, St. Francis had strong showings from Logan Burns, who had 11 digs, and Jack Salerno, who had six digs and three kills. Burns is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had ten or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
St. Francis' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9. As for Williamsville East, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
St. Francis and Canisius are set to duel on Thursday. As for Williamsville East, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Hamburg at 7:00 p.m. Williamsville East is facing Hamburg at the right time seeing as Hamburg is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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