Slidell faced St. Michael in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Tigers fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-1. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2017.
The 2-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 16-14.
Ava Labat
| 10/18/25 @ St. Michael | 38 |
| 10/17/25 @ St. Scholastica | 34 |
| 10/17/25 @ Hahnville | 27 |
| 10/16/25 vs Ponchatoula | 45 |
| 10/14/25 vs Covington | 55 |
| + 22 more games |
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ava Labat, who had 12 digs and three blocks. Labat has been hot for a while, having also posted 17 or more assists the last 27 times she's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Slidell and nudges their season record down to 25-7. As for St. Michael, they pushed their record up to 23-1 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Slidell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Archbishop Chapelle on the 18th. As for St. Michael, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Glen Oaks at 5:00 p.m.
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