Sparta lost against Aquinas back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Sparta Spartans fell 3-1 to the Aquinas Blugolds. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Sparta ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-23.
Sparta lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kaylie Church, who had five digs and 13 assists. Church is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadynce Erickson, who had six digs and three aces.
Aquinas got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tessa Miskowski out in front who had 29 digs.
Sparta's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Aquinas, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sparta will welcome Stanley-Boyd on Saturday. As for Aquinas, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Nekoosa at 10:45 a.m.
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