St. Mary and Eagle Ridge Academy met for a duel on Saturday where St. Mary's had to take the L. The St. Mary's Pirates fell just short of the Eagle Ridge Academy Warriors by a score of 2-1. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-20 in the first set.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets St. Mary's lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Allison Montague paced St. Mary's offense, picking up five kills. Montague got some help from
Leah Flanigan and her 11 assists. Finally,
Anna Collins kept St. Mary's defense grounded, leading the team with six blocks.
Eagle Ridge Academy was led to victory by Vivian Campagna and Myah Fitch. Campagna had eight digs, a kill, and 27 assists, while Fitch had 11 digs, three aces, and a kill.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 10-11. As for Eagle Ridge Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-11.
St. Mary's has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Banning Lewis Academy on the 26th. As for Eagle Ridge Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Prospect Ridge Academy on the 26th.
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