St. Andrew has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Episcopal School of Dallas Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Andrew's will be strutting in after a win while Episcopal School of Dallas will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, everything went St. Andrew's way against Hyde Park as St. Andrew's made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Andrew's was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-14.
St. Andrew's relied on the efforts of Lela Beard, who had six digs and three aces, and Tilly Streeter, who had three digs and ten assists. Streeter is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Andrew's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Episcopal School of Dallas didn't have quite enough to beat Dallas HSAA on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Episcopal School of Dallas took Dallas HSAA into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 20-25, 15-12.
St. Andrew's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-16. As for Episcopal School of Dallas, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
St. Andrew's was able to grind out a solid victory over Episcopal School of Dallas when the teams last played back in November of 2014, winning 2-0. Will St. Andrew's repeat their success, or does Episcopal School of Dallas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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