If Incarnate Word was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of St. John XXIII last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Incarnate Word Shamrocks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Concordia Lutheran Crusaders on Saturday. The Shamrocks have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Incarnate Word started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 26-24, 25-23, 26-24.
Chloe Hawkins paced Incarnate Word's offense, picking up 18 kills. Hawkins got some help from
Lorena Gomez and her 54 assists. Finally,
Helen Guajardo kept Incarnate Word's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Incarnate Word's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-15. As for Concordia Lutheran, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 32-14.
Incarnate Word does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Concordia Lutheran and Antonian Prep will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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