Victor faced Sutherland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Blue Devils fell 2-0 to the Knights. The Blue Devils were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2021.
Victor was not able to win a set, but it sure wasn't from a lack of trying: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 32-30, 28-26.
Julia Mirabelli paced Victor's offense, picking up seven kills. Mirabelli got some help from Sophia Heltemes and her ten assists. Emma Graney controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Victor's loss dropped their record down to 10-3-3. As for Sutherland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-1-2 record this season.
Victor will head out on the road to square off against Greece Athena at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sutherland, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Webster Schroeder on the 27th.
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