St. Dominic faced De Smet Jesuit in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Crusaders took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in March.
Carter Zelnis paced St. Dominic's offense, picking up five kills. Zelnis got some help from Charlie Lafata and his nine assists.
Rory Luina was the offensive standout of the game as he had nine digs and two aces. Those two aces gave him a new career-high. Gavin Paruch also deserves some recognition as he had his first blocks of the season.
St. Dominic's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for De Smet Jesuit, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 20-1.
St. Dominic has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Marquette on the 26th. As for De Smet Jesuit, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Lindbergh on the 26th.
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