St. Henry faced Ryle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Crusaders fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 3-2. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
St. Henry actually scored more points across those five sets (102-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 7-25, 15-8.
Violet Main paced St. Henry's offense, picking up 13 kills. Main got some help from Madelyn Keipert and her 42 assists. Keipert also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Gianna Butler, each putting up three.
St. Henry's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 19-11. As for Ryle, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
St. Henry will head out on the road to square off against Ursuline Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ryle, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Dixie Heights on the 2nd.
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