St. Mary's Episcopal has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles at 6:30 p.m. St. Benedict at Auburndale took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Mary's Episcopal, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, St. Mary's Episcopal got the win against St. George's by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Mary's Episcopal was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-10.
Meanwhile, St. Benedict at Auburndale came up short against St. Agnes Academy on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Benedict at Auburndale started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-22, 29-27, 25-11.
Even though they lost, St. Benedict at Auburndale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
St. Mary's Episcopal pushed their record up to 14-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for St. Benedict at Auburndale, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
St. Mary's Episcopal took their victory against St. Benedict at Auburndale when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does St. Mary's Episcopal have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Benedict at Auburndale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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