Saint Francis faced Archbishop Mitty in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Lancers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Monarchs. The defeat continues a trend for the Lancers in their meetings with the Monarchs: they've now lost five in a row.
Saint Francis started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 30-32, 25-20, 25-14, 25-15.
Saint Francis' loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Archbishop Mitty, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Saint Francis will take on rival Presentation at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Archbishop Mitty is set to square off against their familiar foe St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
