After flying high against Mentor last Saturday, Stow-Munroe Falls came back down to earth. The Bulldogs fell just short of the St. Edward Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Stow-Munroe Falls wouldn't go down easily and took St. Edward into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 26-28, 24-26, 15-13.
Haiden Der paced Stow-Munroe Falls' offense, picking up 16 kills. Der got some help from Carson Wilhoit and his 51 assists. Der was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Davion Tan-Nguyen was nothing short of spectacular for St. Edward: he had 22 digs and four assists.
Stow-Munroe Falls has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for St. Edward, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Stow-Munroe Falls will square off against rival Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, St. Edward is set to challenge their familiar foe Medina at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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