The St. Patrick Shamrocks didn't have quite enough to beat the St. Rita Mustangs on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While the Shamrocks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 25-15 in the first set.
St. Patrick actually scored more points across those three sets (67-65), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-22, 25-20.
Dario De La Pena paced St. Patrick's offense, picking up eight kills. De La Pena got some help from Eric Resendez and his 19 assists. Resendez was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
St. Patrick's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for St. Rita, their win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-12.
St. Patrick has already played their next game (against Joliet Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for St. Rita, they will be taking part in a tournament against York at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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