On Saturday, the St. John's Prep Red Storm didn't have quite enough to beat the Cardinal Spellman The Pilots and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, St. John's Prep sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-16, 24-26, 25-23, 21-25, 15-13.
St. John's Prep's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Markela Magkaniotis, who had six digs and four aces, and Olivia Mura, who had four aces. The dominant performance gave Magkaniotis a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, St. John's Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
St. John's Prep's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Cardinal Spellman, the win snapped their losing streak at nine games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-6 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John's Prep will take on Archbishop Molloy at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cardinal Spellman, they will challenge St. Joseph Hill Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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