If St. Clair was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Montgomery County last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Clair Bulldogs fell just short of the Festus Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
St. Clair started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-8.
Even though they lost, St. Clair was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Leading Festus to victory were Vivian Glaze and Jessie Hawkins. Glaze had seven digs and 21 assists, while Hawkins had 17 digs. Glaze is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Clair's loss dropped their record down to 17-9-2. As for Festus, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-5-1.
St. Clair didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Union on the 8th. Festus has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Jefferson on the 3rd.
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