Savannah entered their contest against St. Pius X on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Savannah Savages fell just short of the St. Pius X Warriors by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Savages in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
Savannah was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made St. Pius X work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 21-25, 18-25, 25-15, 15-10.
Trinaty Fansher paced Savannah's offense, picking up 15 kills. Fansher got some help from
Sara Younkin and her 20 assists.
Mylee Schrick controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
St. Pius X had a senior duo take command as Hayley Tischinski had eight digs and 25 assists and Olivia Conner had 16 digs. Tischinski has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more assists the last 13 times she's played.
Savannah's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 26-9-1. As for St. Pius X, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-12.
Savannah wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Lafayette on the 23rd. St. Pius X has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against North Kansas City on the 19th.
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