After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Scotland, St. Pauls was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the West Bladen Knights out 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day St. Pauls got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-22, 22-25, 25-17, 16-25, 15-10.
St. Pauls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
St. Pauls' victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for West Bladen, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-7.
St. Pauls will face off against Red Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for West Bladen, they will take on Clinton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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