After a string of 14 wins, St. Joseph's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the St. Joseph Academy Bloodhounds by a score of 3-2. The Flyers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bloodhounds apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on October 5th.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets St. Joseph lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-22, 27-25, 25-27, 15-13.
Emily Streiff paced St. Joseph's offense, picking up 25 kills. Streiff got some help from
Zoey Henning and her 53 assists. Finally,
Maelee Montgomery kept St. Joseph's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
St. Joseph's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 33-12. As for St. Joseph Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-7.
St. Joseph will challenge East Bernard at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive. St. Joseph Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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