The Palmetto Mustangs will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Palmetto didn't have quite enough to beat Southside Christian and fell 3-2. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Sabres 25-19 in the first set.
Palmetto started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 23-25, 25-9, 25-18, 15-9.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic hadn't done well against Cardinal Newman recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. St. Joseph's Catholic won by a set and slipped past Cardinal Newman 3-2.
St. Joseph's Catholic wouldn't go down easily and took Cardinal Newman into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-23, 25-14, 18-25, 15-12.
Tiffany Helmer was the offensive standout of the game as she had 14 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alicia Hanley, who had three digs and 19 assists.
St. Joseph's Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Palmetto's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 16-17.
Palmetto might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. Joseph's Catholic in their previous meeting back in September. Will Palmetto have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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