Mater Dei faced St. John Bosco in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Monarchs fell 3-1 to the Braves. The Monarchs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Braves earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Mater Dei came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 26-24, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23.
Bennett Smith paced Mater Dei's offense, picking up 19 kills. Smith got some help from Jake Newman and his 54 assists. Finally, Dylan Gallagher kept Mater Dei's defense grounded, leading the team with six blocks.
Mater Dei's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-12-2. As for St. John Bosco, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-12 record this season.
As of now, neither Mater Dei nor St. John Bosco have any future games scheduled.
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