If Seffner Christian was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Bell Creek Academy on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crusaders fell just short of the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Crusaders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hawks earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
Seffner Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (107-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 27-25, 25-18, 16-25, 16-14.
Ava Tomaszewski paced Seffner Christian's offense, picking up 19 kills. Tomaszewski got some help from Phoebe Kruppa and her 49 assists. Kruppa also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with India Reed, each putting up three.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Santa Fe Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than ANSLEY LAUSELL, who had 22 digs, 11 kills, and three aces. That's the most aces LAUSELL has posted over her last five contests. Another player making a difference was AJAYIA HODGES, who had 30 kills, four aces, and one block.
Seffner Christian's loss ended a five-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season.
Seffner Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against New Dimensions at 6:00 p.m.
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