St. Mary's Academy hadn't done well against Forge Christian recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The St. Mary's Academy Wildcats skirted past the Forge Christian Fury 3-2. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Fury, too.
St. Mary's Academy got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 31-33, 27-29, 15-11.
Leading St. Mary's Academy to victory were Al Hernandez and Ellie White. Hernandez had 12 digs and six aces, while White had 14 digs. Those six aces gave Hernandez a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: St. Mary's Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Forge Christian only served ten.
The win made it two in a row for St. Mary's Academy and bumps their season record up to 9-7. As for Forge Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
St. Mary's Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Stargate School on the 23rd. Forge Christian has also already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Eagle Ridge Academy on the 23rd.
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