After flying high against Eastern last Tuesday, DuPont Manual came back down to earth. DuPont Manual came up short against the St. Xavier Tigers on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Crimsons were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-6, 25-12.
Leading St. Xavier to victory were Josh Walsh and Brendan Edelen. Walsh had 12 assists and three aces, while Edelen had nine digs and one assist. Those nine digs gave Edelen a new career-high. Briley Codey also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
DuPont Manual now has a losing record of 2-3. As for St. Xavier, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
DuPont Manual has already played their next matchup (against Seneca), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for St. Xavier, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on North Oldham at 5:30 p.m. on April 8.
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