Incarnate Word Academy faced St. Joseph's Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Red Knights fell just short of the Angels by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Red Knights let down their fans at home.
Incarnate Word Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (113-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 14-25, 14-25, 29-27, 15-10.
When it comes to explaining why Incarnate Word Academy lost, don't look at Kendall Stroer. Despite the final result, she had 19 digs. Audrey Schaeffer also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
St. Joseph's Academy can attribute much of their success to Lily Grothe, who had 13 digs and four assists. Frankie Vonderahe was another key player, getting 11 digs and one assist.
Incarnate Word Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for St. Joseph's Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8-1 record this season.
Incarnate Word Academy has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Eureka on the 30th. As for St. Joseph's Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Lutheran on the 30th.
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