After flying high against Edison Tech last Friday, Aquinas Institute came back down to earth. The Little Irish fell just short of the Bishop Kearney Kings by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Kings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in September.
Aquinas Institute took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-14, 16-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Leading Bishop Kearney to victory were Eliza Alderman and Maddison Dean. Alderman had ten kills, six aces, and one block, while Dean had nine aces and five kills. Alderman is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served four or more in each of the last six games she's played.
Aquinas Institute's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Bishop Kearney, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Coming up, Aquinas Institute will take on Midlakes at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Bishop Kearney, they will challenge Gananda Central at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.
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