The Incarnate Word Shamrocks will head out on the road to challenge the St. Michael's Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Incarnate Word didn't have quite enough to beat Tivy and fell 3-2. While the Shamrocks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Antlers 25-22 in the first set.
Incarnate Word actually scored more points across those five sets (105-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, St. Michael's lost 3-0 to Salado on Tuesday. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While St. Michael's was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Salado's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 25-22.
Incarnate Word's defeat dropped their record down to 23-14. As for St. Michael's, their loss dropped their record down to 22-21.
Incarnate Word took their victory against St. Michael's when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Incarnate Word since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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