The Saint Ignatius College Prep Wolfpack will face off against the Chicago Military Academy Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with 12 defeats in a row, Saint Ignatius College Prep turned things around against St. Rita on Tuesday. They skirted past the Mustangs 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wolfpack have posted since March 29th.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Saint Ignatius College Prep who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-16, 23-25, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Charlie Wangard, who had 15 digs and two assists. Danny McMahon also deserves some recognition as he served his first ace of the season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on May 7th Chicago Military Academy sidestepped Phillips for a 2-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Chicago Military Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-18, 25-23.
Chicago Military Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Saint Ignatius College Prep, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 8-25.
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