On Saturday, St. James Academy faced Lansing in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. James Academy Thunder came out on top against the Lansing Lions by a score of 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Thunder, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
St. James Academy easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Maren Carter, who had nine digs.
St. James Academy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.1% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 3-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
The victory made it two in a row for St. James Academy and bumps their season record up to 28-6. As for Lansing, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-14.
St. James Academy will square off against Andover at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Lansing does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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