St. Mary's Ryken is 1-9 against St. John since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Mary's Ryken Knights will challenge the St. John's Cadets at 5:00 p.m.
St. Mary's Ryken is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Bishop O'Connell, who was ranked first at the time (St. Mary's Ryken was ranked 23rd). St. Mary's Ryken came up short against Bishop O'Connell on Monday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss St. Mary's Ryken has suffered since October 31, 2023.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-10, 25-9.
Meanwhile, St. John's made easy work of Archbishop Carroll on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win.
While St. John's might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Archbishop Carroll scored at least points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-7, 25-16.
St. John's found their leader in underclassman Gabrielle Deutz, who had three aces and 11 assists. That's the most aces Deutz has posted in she last six matchups.
St. John's couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 49% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
St. Mary's Ryken's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for St. John's, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
St. Mary's Ryken might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. John's when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can St. Mary's Ryken avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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