St. Henry is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Flagstaff. The Crusaders had just enough and edged out the Eagles 2-1. The victory was some much needed relief for the Crusaders as it spelled an end to their three-match losing streak.
St. Henry had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-21, 16-14.
Emily Helmers paced St. Henry's offense, picking up ten kills. Helmers got some help from Madelyn Keipert and her 29 assists. Gianna Butler controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
St. Henry's win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Flagstaff, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
St. Henry wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against South Salem on the 27th. As for Flagstaff, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 victory against Sacred Heart Prep on the 27th.
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