On Thursday, it was close, but the St. Francis Knights sidestepped the Morrow Mustangs for a 2-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
St. Francis was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (58-57), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-22, 15-11.
St. Francis found their leader in underclassman Emon Stephens, who had three digs and 22 assists.
St. Francis has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for Morrow, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Francis will head out to square off against Mount Vernon at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis is facing Mount Vernon at the right time seeing as Mount Vernon is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Morrow, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against McIntosh at 5:30 p.m. McIntosh is coming into the matchup with five straight defeats at home, meaning Morrow will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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