St. Mark faced Newark Charter School in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Spartans fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 3-2. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Patriots apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
St. Mark's took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 15-6.
St. Mark's loss ended a three-match streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for Newark Charter School, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Coming up, St. Mark's will welcome Caravel Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Newark Charter School, they will head out on the road to square off against Middletown at 5:15 p.m. on Monday.
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