JSerra Catholic and St. Francis squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but JSerra Catholic had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Golden Knights by a score of 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, JSerra Catholic sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-18, 23-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-13.
William Spalding paced JSerra Catholic's offense, picking up 24 kills. Spalding got some help from Michael Nadruz and his 50 assists. Kieran Dumain controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
JSerra Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 17-8 record this season. As for St. Francis, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
JSerra Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, St. Francis and El Segundo will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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