On Friday St. Mark will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the St. Andrew's Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. St. Andrew's took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Mark's, who comes in off a win.
St. Mark's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Fort Worth Country Day, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (St. Mark's was ranked fifth). St. Mark's walked away with a 3-1 victory over Fort Worth Country Day on Tuesday.
St. Mark's had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-17.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to St. Stephen's Episcopal.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-13, 25-14.
St. Mark's pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Andrew's, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Everything went St. Mark's way against St. Andrew's in their previous meeting back in September, as St. Mark's made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mark's since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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