With a playoff game on the line, St. Patrick-St. Vincent rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the San Rafael Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for the Bruins, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-21.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent found their leader in sophomore Jerita Pingol, who had 13 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Pingol has posted since back in September.
Pingol wasn't the only good server: St. Patrick-St. Vincent was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive games.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season. As for San Rafael, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-17 record this season.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Yreka, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. San Rafael does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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