If St. Michael was feeling good off their 3-0 takedown of Dishchii'bikoh last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Michael Cardinals fell just short of the Pinon Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Cardinals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2021.
St. Michael took Pinon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-23, 24-26, 22-25, 25-16, 15-10.
Even though they lost, St. Michael 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 eight aces in four consecutive matches.
The loss snapped St. Michael's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Pinon, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-3.
St. Michael will be playing at home against Gilbert Classical Academy at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Pinon, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory vs. Red Mesa on the 17th.
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