St. Bede won the last time they faced Earlville and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Bruins came out on top against the Red Raiders by a score of 2-0.
St. Bede easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15.
Ava Balestri
| 09/02/25 vs Earlville | 7 |
| 08/26/25 vs El Paso-Gridley | 3 |
| 09/23/24 vs Streator | 1 |
| 09/11/24 @ Mercer County | 1 |
| 08/29/24 vs Marquette | 1 |
St. Bede's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ava Balestri, who had seven digs and three aces. Those seven digs gave Balestri a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Bosnich, who had 13 digs and two assists.
Despite the defeat, Earlville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Elizabeth Vazquez had 12 digs.
St. Bede has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season. Having lost for the first time this season, Earlville fell to 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Bede will challenge Bureau Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Earlville, they will head out to face off against DePue at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. This will be the Red Raiders' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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