After flying high against Walnut Ridge last Thursday, Jonathan Alder came back down to earth. The Jonathan Alder Pioneers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Francis DeSales Stallions on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Stallions: they've now lost four in a row.
Jonathan Alder couldn't get the win, but they sure gave St. Francis DeSales a tough time in the third set. The final score came out to 25-18, 27-25, 29-31, 25-15.
Alyssa Mager was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Francis DeSales as she had 21 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Mager has posted since back in September.
Jonathan Alder's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7. As for St. Francis DeSales, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-11.
Jonathan Alder does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Francis DeSales, they will take on Bishop Watterson at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bishop Watterson is coming into the match with six straight victories at home, so St. Francis DeSales will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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