Benet Academy faced Marist in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Redwings took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the RedHawks. The Redwings haven't had much luck with the RedHawks recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
While Benet Academy ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-18.
Their offense was headlined by Aris Maurukas and Reed Hefley, who picked up five kills apiece. They got some help from Jacob Olejnik and his nine assists. Ryan Pecak controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Benet Academy's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 17-6. As for Marist, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-1.
Benet Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Metea Valley on the 30th. As for Marist, they will welcome St. Patrick at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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