St. James Academy faced Maize South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Thunder had just enough and edged out the Mavericks 2-1. The Thunder have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mavericks, too.
St. James Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-17.
Leading St. James Academy to victory were Catelynn Conrad and Abigail May. Conrad had ten digs and one assist, while May had six digs and two aces.
Thunder
| 09/06/25 vs Olathe Northwest | 6 |
| 09/06/25 vs Maize South | 12 |
| 09/06/25 vs Olathe South | 6 |
| 09/02/25 vs Eudora | 6 |
| 09/02/25 vs St. Michael the Archangel | 7 |
| + 8 more games |
They weren't the only good server: St. James Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2024.
St. James Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Maize South, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-1.
St. James Academy has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Lee's Summit on the 6th. As for Maize South, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Olathe Northwest on the 6th.
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