South Bend St. Joseph had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Culver Academies Eagles on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. For the Huskies, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
South Bend St. Joseph was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (63-56), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 14-25, 17-15.
South Bend St. Joseph can attribute much of their success to Mairin Rumely, who had eight digs and 12 assists. Rumely has been hot recently, having posted five or more digs the last four times she's played.
When it comes to explaining why Culver Academies lost, don't look at Elise Quandt. Despite the final result, she had nine digs.
South Bend St. Joseph's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Culver Academies, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2.
South Bend St. Joseph didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 win vs. South Bend Adams on the 7th. Culver Academies has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Mishawaka on the 7th.
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