With a playoff game on the line, St. Thomas Aquinas rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Sunlake Seahawks. The Raiders are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 11 straight.
St. Thomas Aquinas never let Sunlake on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17, 25-23.
Zori Brown paced St. Thomas Aquinas' offense, picking up 14 kills. Brown got some help from
Malia Brooks and her 25 assists. Brown also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Emmi Merhi, racking up two apiece.
St. Thomas Aquinas is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Sunlake, they moved to 15-9 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
St. Thomas Aquinas has already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Gulf Breeze on the 9th. Sunlake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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