St. Francis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Folsom Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Troubadours of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2023.
St. Francis took Folsom into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 21-25, 15-25, 32-30, 15-8.
St. Francis' loss came despite strong showings from Mana Jafari and Nika Jafari. Mana had six digs and two aces, while Nika had eight digs and five aces. The last time Nika's hitting percentage was this high was last Wednesday.
Even though they lost, St. Francis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Megan Munson went supernova for Folsom, getting 23 digs.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Folsom, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Francis will host Granite Bay at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Folsom, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rocklin at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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