On Thursday, St. Laurence faced DePaul College Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Laurence Vikings came out on top in a nail-biter against the DePaul College Prep Rams , sneaking past 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (68-65) St. Laurence actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-22, 15-25, 25-21.
Natalie Martinez was the offensive standout of the match as she had 16 digs.
St. Laurence is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for DePaul College Prep, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 13-2 record.
St. Laurence will take on Glenbrook South on Saturday. Glenbrook South is coming into the contest with five straight wins at home, so St. Laurence will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for DePaul College Prep, they will challenge Wauconda at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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