The Prairie School suffered their biggest defeat since October 19, 2023 on Tuesday. They came up short against the St. Thomas More Cavaliers, falling 3-0. The Hawks have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The Prairie School was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made St. Thomas More work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20, 25-22.
Even though they lost, The Prairie School 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 four consecutive matches.
St. Thomas More got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaylee Kovacovich out in front who had nine digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Kovacovich a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Goebel, who had 17 kills and eight digs.
The Prairie School's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for St. Thomas More, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 17-5.
The Prairie School will square off against Racine Horlick at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Racine Horlick is coming into the matchup with five straight defeats on the road, meaning The Prairie School will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for St. Thomas More, they will face off against St. Catherine's at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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