Mount Vernon has been away from home for 15 games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the St. Francis Knights at 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Mount Vernon came up short against Baylor and fell 2-0.
Mount Vernon may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored 15 points in every single set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-15.
Meanwhile, St. Francis sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Morrow on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
St. Francis was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (58-57), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Mount Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 19-16. As for St. Francis, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season.
Mount Vernon was able to grind out a solid win over St. Francis when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Mount Vernon have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Francis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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