St. Henry is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Perry. The Crusaders fell 2-0 to the Pumas. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
St. Henry was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22.
Their offense was headlined by Molly Blackburn and Violet Main, who picked up five kills apiece. They got some help from Madelyn Keipert and her 16 assists. Blackburn also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Madelyn Demler, each putting up two.
Leading Perry to victory were Campbell Pierratt and Braeley Norton. Pierratt had nine digs and six assists, while Norton had ten digs and three assists. That's the most digs Pierratt has posted over her last five contests.
St. Henry's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Perry, they have been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
St. Henry has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Santa Margarita on the 26th. As for Perry, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against La Jolla Country Day on the 27th.
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