St. Thomas More won the last time they faced Pontiac, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The St. Thomas More Sabers won by a set and slipped past the Pontiac Indians 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sabers.
St. Thomas More had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-18.
St. Thomas More found their leader in underclassman Alexis Hege, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Hege has posted since back in September.
Pontiac's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Layla Pulliam, who had 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Moreno, who had two aces and 13 assists.
St. Thomas More's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-3. As for Pontiac, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8.
St. Thomas More will play host again on Thursday to welcome Urbana, where the match is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. St. Thomas More is facing Urbana at the right time seeing as Urbana is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Pontiac, they will take on Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pontiac will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: Paxton-Buckley-Loda will have lost three straight heading into Thursday's game.
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