If St. Mary was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Niobrara/Verdigre last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Mary's Cardinals came up short against the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cardinals of the 2-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
St. Mary's was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-10.
Elgin/Pope John's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Camry Kittelson led the charge by getting eight digs, five aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Kittelson has posted since back in August of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Furstenau, who had 20 digs.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Elgin/Pope John, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-3.
St. Mary's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elgin/Pope John, they will take on Stuart at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stuart will roll in looking for their 22nd straight victory, something Elgin/Pope John surely won't give up without a fight.
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