On Wednesday, St. Dominic faced Incarnate Word Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Dominic Crusaders fell just short of the Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Crusaders of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, St. Dominic sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 20-25, 25-17, 17-25, 15-10.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mandy Lawson, who had 25 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lawson has posted in her last ten matchups. Another player making a difference was Cameron Kohmetscher, who had ten digs and four aces.
Even though they lost, St. Dominic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. This was only their first loss (out of eight games) when they serve at least ten aces.
Leading Incarnate Word Academy to victory were Ally Fuchs and Audrey Schaeffer. Fuchs had 45 digs and two aces, while Schaeffer had 29 digs and two aces. Fuchs has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 22 times she's played.
St. Dominic has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 24-8 record this season. As for Incarnate Word Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season.
St. Dominic has already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Cor Jesu Academy on the 21st. As for Incarnate Word Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Lafayette on the 17th.
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