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The Helias Lady Crusaders celebrated their eight seniors Thursday night by sweeping the St. Francis Borgia Lady Knights 25-11, 25-12, 25-19 at the Helias Gym. The group of seniors have been a part of a lot of wins, and adding victory No. 91 on their night to be recognized was special for the Lady Crusaders.
The Helias Lady Crusaders placed second out of eight teams Saturday in the Nixa Freshman Tournament.
Blair Oaks’ second-set run changed all the momentum. After falling behind, the Lady Falcons won three consecutive sets to take a 21-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-16 highly ranked, non-conference win Tuesday against the Helias Lady Crusaders at Helias Gym. The Lady Falcons came into the match ranked No. 2 in Class 3, while the Lady Crusaders were No. 3 in Class 4 according to MaxPreps.
The Helias Lady Crusaders were coming off their best win of the volleyball season. Then the St. Joseph’s Academy Angels put an end to their seven-match winning streak Monday night. Helias won the first set, but St. Joseph’s took control after that, defeating the Lady Crusaders 24-26, 25-12, 25-19, 25-23 at Helias Gym.