St. Francis and IC Catholic Prep met for a duel on Thursday where St. Francis prevailed. The St. Francis Spartans narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the IC Catholic Prep Knights 2-1. For the Spartans, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
St. Francis had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-15, 25-23.
Addison Samolinski was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
When it comes to explaining why IC Catholic Prep lost, don't look at Natalie Lawton. Despite the final result, she had 22 digs.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 17-11 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for IC Catholic Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-12.
St. Francis wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Plainfield East on the 18th. IC Catholic Prep has also already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Plainfield South on the 19th.
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