St. Henry is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of South Salem. The Crusaders fell just short of the Saxons by a score of 2-1. While the Crusaders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Saxons 25-16 in the first set.
St. Henry actually scored more points across those three sets (59-57), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-20, 16-14.
Emily Helmers paced St. Henry's offense, picking up ten kills. Helmers got some help from Madelyn Keipert and her 26 assists. Gianna Butler controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
St. Henry has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 17-9 record this season. As for South Salem, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-5.
St. Henry wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Chaparral on the 27th. As for South Salem, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Hamilton on the 27th.
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