If Servite was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of JSerra Catholic last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Friars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mater Dei Monarchs on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Monarchs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in March.
The final score came out to 25-21, 24-26, 25-16, 25-20.
Leading Mater Dei to victory were Brayden Weber and Michael Galvin. Weber had 17 digs and two aces, while Galvin had six digs and one block. Those two aces gave Weber a new career-high.
Servite's loss dropped their record down to 17-17. As for Mater Dei, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-14-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Servite will challenge rival St. John Bosco at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Mater Dei is set to face off against their familiar foe JSerra Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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