Vianney faced De Smet Jesuit in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Golden Griffins came up short against the Spartans, falling 3-0. The Golden Griffins were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Vianney was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 25-15.
Sam Dore paced Vianney's offense, picking up 13 kills. Dore got some help from Connor Johnson and his 24 assists. Dylan Haarmann controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
This is the second loss in a row for Vianney and nudges their season record down to 7-6-1. As for De Smet Jesuit, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
Vianney has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Eureka on the 16th. As for De Smet Jesuit, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against St. Louis University on the 16th.
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