St. Joseph's Academy faced St. Thomas More in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Redstickers fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2. The Redstickers have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Joseph's Academy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-19, 22-25, 25-16, 15-10.
St. Thomas More found their leader in sophomore Clare Thomson, who had 25 assists and nine digs. With that strong performance, Thomson is now averaging an impressive 12.4 assists per game. Another player making a difference was Madeleine Blanchard, who had 11 digs and one assist.
St. Joseph's Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for St. Thomas More, the win keeps them at an undefeated 15-0.
Looking ahead, St. Joseph's Academy will host Mt. Carmel at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Thomas More, they will head out to take on Cecilia at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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