It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Thomas More had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Sabers also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
St. Thomas More had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 25-16.
St. Thomas More found their leader in freshman Alexis Hege, who had 17 digs. Those 17 digs set a new season-high mark for Hege.
Maroa-Forsyth lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jacy Ravenscraft, who had 12 digs and 14 assists. Ravenscraft is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Jostes, who had 17 digs and a kill.
St. Thomas More has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 34-4 record this season. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they moved to 18-16 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
St. Thomas More's road trip will continue as they head out to face Bloomington Central Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bloomington Central Catholic will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something St. Thomas More surely won't give up without a fight. Maroa-Forsyth does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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