The St. Michael the Archangel Guardians will challenge the Kearney Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with St. Michael the Archangel sitting on eight straight wins and Kearney on four.
St. Michael the Archangel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Belton, who was ranked 25th at the time (St. Michael the Archangel was ranked tenth). The Guardians were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Pirates on Tuesday.
Molly Bokenkroger
| 10/28/25 vs Belton | 14 |
| 10/23/25 vs Pleasant Hill | 27 |
| 10/22/25 vs Grandview | 19 |
| 10/15/25 @ Blue Springs South | 14 |
| 10/14/25 vs Pembroke Hill | 11 |
| + 10 more games |
St. Michael the Archangel relied on the efforts of Bella Roccaro, who had eight digs and three aces, and Molly Bokenkroger, who had 14 digs and one assist. Bokenkroger has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 15 times she's played.
Pembroke Hill typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Kearney proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Raiders.
Kearney got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 31-29, 21-25, 25-23.
Kearney's win bumped their record up to 26-11-2. As for St. Michael the Archangel, their victory bumped their record up to 29-7.
St. Michael the Archangel was able to grind out a solid win over Kearney when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Do the Guardians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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