If St. Mary was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Santee on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Mary's Cardinals came up short against the Stuart Broncos on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cardinals of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
While St. Mary's was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-17, 25-23.
Pyper Ickes paced St. Mary's offense, picking up ten kills. Ickes got some help from
Adyson Peterson and her 23 assists. Ickes was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Elly Steinhauser was nothing short of spectacular for Stuart: she had 23 digs.
St. Mary's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8. As for Stuart, their win was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 28-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Stuart beat St. Mary's by a score of 3-1 on Saturday.
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