The St. Dominic Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Marquette Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
St. Dominic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: St. Joseph's Academy, who was ranked 20th at the time (St. Dominic was ranked 11th). The Crusaders fell just short of the Angels by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Angels recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
St. Dominic took St. Joseph's Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-23, 25-13, 19-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Marquette came up short against Blue Valley West on Saturday and fell 2-0.
Marquette's defeat dropped their record down to 15-15. As for St. Dominic, their loss dropped their record down to 20-7-2.
St. Dominic took their victory against Marquette in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the team 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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