Maplewood entered their contest against St. John on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Rockets came up short against the Fighting Herald, falling 3-0. If the Rockets were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Fighting Herald when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
While Maplewood was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into St. John's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 25-23.
Leading St. John to victory were Breelyn Graham and Alexa Jordan. Graham had 11 digs and two aces, while Jordan had 37 digs and four aces. That's the most digs Jordan has posted since back in August. Lilly Severino also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Maplewood's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for St. John, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Maplewood will square off against rival Harding at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, St. John is set to face off against their familiar foe Bristol at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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