St. Louis University faced De Smet Jesuit in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Junior Bills lost 3-0 to the Spartans. The Junior Bills have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
While St. Louis University was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-20.
Anthony Ben? paced St. Louis University's offense, picking up nine kills. Ben? got some help from Tanner Zippay and his 26 assists. Zippay was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
St. Louis University's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for De Smet Jesuit, the victory was the 19th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 27-1.
Coming up, St. Louis University is taking a road trip to challenge Chaminade at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for De Smet Jesuit, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Christian Brothers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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