St. Edward was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Timothy Christian Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 last Monday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-10.
Aidan Williams paced St. Edward's offense, picking up two kills. Williams got some help from Will Foley and his two assists.
Timothy Christian can attribute much of their success to Caleb Lindemulder, who had six digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Lindemulder a new career-high. Nate Horne also deserves some recognition as he had his first kills of the season.
St. Edward's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Timothy Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-5.
St. Edward and Timothy Christian could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Green Wave (ranked 255th) will meet Wheaton Academy (ranked 102nd) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Timothy Christian will take on Wheaton-Warrenville South at 6:45 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (86 vs. 8).
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