St. Thomas Aquinas waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks. That's more bragging rights for the Raiders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
St. Thomas Aquinas had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-21.
St. Thomas Aquinas' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zori Brown led the charge by getting 17 kills and 11 digs. Brown is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 42 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tameary Wardlaw, who had 21 digs and ten assists.
St. Thomas Aquinas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Archbishop McCarthy, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-6 record.
St. Thomas Aquinas will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Stoneman Douglas at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th. St. Thomas Aquinas is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Archbishop McCarthy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Riviera Prep at 5:00 p.m.
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