After flying high against Imagine School at North Port on Thursday, Saint Stephen's Episcopal came back down to earth. The Falcons fell just short of the Southeast Seminoles by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Seminoles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Saint Stephen's Episcopal sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-20, 11-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-13.
Ali Cavanaugh paced Saint Stephen's Episcopal's offense, picking up 13 kills. Cavanaugh got some help from Sophia Ierulli and her 33 assists. Ava Varga controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Jaeda Dean had a dynamite game For Southeast., getting 15 digs, 14 kills, and seven blocks. Dean has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 12 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Cha'Tonia Brown, who had eight blocks, five kills, and three digs.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4. As for Southeast, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Out-of-Door Academy on the 23rd. Southeast has also already played their next matchup (against Bayshore), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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