With a playoff win on the line, Brother Rice rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Shepard Astros by a score of 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Crusaders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brother Rice easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20.
John Mikrut paced Brother Rice's offense, picking up eight kills. Mikrut got some help from Oliver McNichols and his 19 assists.
Brother Rice is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 30-7 record this season. As for Shepard, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-15.
Brother Rice wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Reavis on the 29th. Shepard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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