Saint Mary won the last time they faced Benicia, and things went their way on Friday too. The Saint Mary's Panthers won by a set and slipped past the Benicia Panthers 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Saint Mary's.
Saint Mary's was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-13.
Saint Mary's found their leader in underclassman Sofia Seiden, who had seven digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Seiden a new career-high in aces.
Zoe Cohen and Lydia Flanagan certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Cohen had 29 digs and two aces, while Flanagan had seven aces and five digs. Cohen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played.
Saint Mary's has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Benicia, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Saint Mary's is on the road again on Saturday to play Berean Christian at 8:00 a.m. Berean Christian will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Saint Mary's surely won't give up without a fight. As for Benicia, they will square off against Maria Carrillo at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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