After flying high against Incarnate Word Academy last Thursday, St. John XXIII came back down to earth. The St. John XXIII Lions fell just short of the St. Pius X Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October.
While St. John XXIII ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 15 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 17-15.
Despite the loss, St. John XXIII still got an impressive performance from Megan Morello, who had 17 digs and five aces. Morello has been hot , having posted two or more aces the last eight times she's played.
Even though they lost, St. John XXIII 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 nine aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Leading St. Pius X to victory were Carolina Lopez and Grace Carouthers. Lopez had six aces and five digs, while Carouthers had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lopez has posted since back in September.
St. John XXIII's defeat dropped their record down to 23-16. As for St. Pius X, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-15.
St. John XXIII wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Bellville on the 1st. St. Pius X does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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