After flying high against St. Francis Borgia last Wednesday, Helias came back down to earth. The Helias Crusaders fell just short of the Rock Bridge Bruins by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bruins apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Helias actually scored more points across those five sets (99-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-18, 11-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Helias' loss came despite strong showings from Lauren Schroeder and Sophie Verslues. Schroeder had 19 digs, while Verslues had eight digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Schroeder is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Helias 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 seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Rock Bridge was led to victory by Terry Schrock and Danielle Hecht. Schrock had 21 digs, while Hecht had 13 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hecht has posted since back in September.
The defeat snapped Helias' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-5 record. As for Rock Bridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Helias wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Father Tolton on the 2nd. As for Rock Bridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Kickapoo on the 5th.
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