On Thursday, April 10th at 4:30, St. Thomas Aquinas Varsity Boys’ Volleyball Team took on the Western Wildcats at the Aquinas gym. STA’s Boys gained the victory in the fifth set bringing home another win for St. Thomas.
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The Raiders fought and battled for the win. The first set was won by the Wildcats 25-22, but STA retaliated by winning the second set 25-23. They continued to shut down the Wildcats, winning the third set 25-16. Western took the win on the fourth set 25-23, but the Raiders sealed the deal by winning the fifth set 15-13. The game ultimately ended with a 2-3 set score.
Up at the net the Raiders put up an incredible performance with Kamaal Medina earning 20 kills, Jordan Diaz with 16 kills, Charles Campbell with 14 kills and John Virginio with 12 kills. Elijah Lam was on a serving streak, with four aces and a total of 18 points from serves. John Virginio kept the plays alive with 11 digs and 17 serve receives. Helping in the back were Joseph Virginio with 27 serve receives and Jordan Diaz with 28 serve receives. Elijah Lam set up all his hitters with 38 sets and Adriano Chiabra with 22 sets. These plays successfully won the Raiders the game, bringing home another win for STA.
