Saint Thomas Aquinas is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Papillion-LaVista South. The Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints fell just short of the Papillion-LaVista South Titans by a score of 2-1. The Saints' loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Saint Thomas Aquinas sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 20-25, 25-22.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Papillion-LaVista South to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kami Dyrstad, who had 18 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Eymann, who had eight digs and 20 assists.
Saint Thomas Aquinas' defeat dropped their record down to 26-4. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Saint Thomas Aquinas has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Olathe South on the 12th. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Lafayette on the 12th.
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