By RYAN ARENA

Sports Editor

West St. John had an important district matchup with North Iberville on Wednesday, as the teams were jousting for a potential second place finish in District 3-V play.

But just as they did on the Rams home floor, North Iberville came through, defeating West St. John in three games, 25-15, 25-19 and 25-9.

&#8220We were a bit out of sync,” said West St. John Coach Glenda Rush. &#8220We held our own. Our blocks and serves were good, but they went short on us when we double blocked.”

Tranell Mitchell notched eight kills, five blocks and 23 digs for the Rams (10-13, 4-4). Destani Comminie had ten blocks, five kills and 16 digs. Kyla Morris added 17 digs and four blocks. Krystie Barnes had four kills.

Rush said that regardless of the loss, she was proud of her team’s performance and effort in the match.

&#8220We played them pretty close early on,” Rush said. &#8220They didn’t get upset with one another. It was just a game that saw them a bit out of sync.”

West St. John hosted Riverside on Thursday on the Rams’ senior night, but the Rebels were victorious in three games, 25-5, 25-10, and 25-14.

Mitchell notched 25 digs, 11 blocks and five kills. Comminie had 24 digs and three kills. Morris Added seven blocks while Barnes added five of her own. Shaontrea Antonio had 17 digs and five kills.