It was a proper cat-fight when St. John duked it out with Nickerson on Thursday. The Tigers came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 2-0. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.
While St. John might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Nickerson scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-20.

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St. John found their leader in freshman Hadley Bright, who had four digs and four aces. Those four aces set a new season-high mark for Bright.
St. John was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 11 matchups.
St. John's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Nickerson, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Coincidentally, St. John and Nickerson will both be playing Kingman the next time they take the court. The Panthers will host the Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, while the Tigers will play them later in the day, at 7:00 p.m.
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