If St. Mary's Episcopal was feeling good off their 3-0 takedown of St. Benedict at Auburndale last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Mary's Episcopal Turkeys came up short against the Briarcrest Christian Saints on Tuesday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Turkeys have suffered since August 27th.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Briarcrest Christian scored at least 20 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 28-26, 25-21.
St. Mary's Episcopal's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lila Johnston, who had 11 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Martha Mitchell, who had two aces.
St. Mary's Episcopal's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9. As for Briarcrest Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
St. Mary's Episcopal will square off against Hutchison at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Briarcrest Christian, they will challenge St. Benedict at Auburndale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Briarcrest Christian is facing St. Benedict at Auburndale at the right time seeing as St. Benedict at Auburndale is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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