St. Paul's Girls entered their matchup against Glenelg Country on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The St. Paul's Girls Gators fell 3-1 to the Glenelg Country Dragons. It was the first time this season that the Gators let down their fans at home.
St. Paul's Girls started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-20.
Despite the loss, St. Paul's Girls still got an impressive performance from Sarah Lim, who had 12 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Lim a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, St. Paul's Girls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive contests.
St. Paul's Girls' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5. As for Glenelg Country, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Paul's Girls will venture away from home to face off against St. John's Catholic Prep at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Glenelg Country, they will head out to take on Garrison Forest at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Garrison Forest will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Glenelg Country surely won't give up without a fight.
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