After a string of three wins, St. Clair's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Hermann Bearcats by a score of 3-2. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bearcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
St. Clair couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Hermann a tough time in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 31-33, 15-25, 25-20, 25-14, 17-15.
Despite the loss, St. Clair still got an impressive performance from Kaitlynn Van De Wiele, who had 27 digs and four aces. Van De Wiele is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy Moore, who had 13 digs.
Kennedie Witthaus had an outrageously good game for Hermann as she had 17 digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Witthaus a new career-high in aces.
St. Clair's loss dropped their record down to 13-8-3. As for Hermann, the victory snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 7-11 record.
St. Clair wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Rolla on the 28th. As for Hermann, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against St. Francis Borgia on the 30th.
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