If St. Clair was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Salem last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Clair Bulldogs fell just short of the Sullivan Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
St. Clair actually scored more points across those five sets (107-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 16-25, 18-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, St. Clair was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive contests.
Sullivan found their leader in sophomore Andi Giebler, who had 26 digs.
St. Clair's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 20-13-3. As for Sullivan, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-14-1 record this season.
St. Clair does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sullivan, they will challenge Logan-Rogersville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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