Volleyball Recap: Suzi Valbuena Leads a Balanced Effort to Beat First Baptist Christian Academy + How To Watch
By Team Reports
Sep 27, 2025, 11:03pm
Volleyball Recap: St. Joseph Academy Flashes vs. First Baptist Christian Academy Crusaders
St. Joseph Academy won the last time they faced First Baptist Christian Academy and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Flashes put the hurt on the Crusaders with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Flashes.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-21, 25-10.

Suzi Valbuena
09/16/25 @ First Baptist Christian Academy | 8 |
08/22/25 @ Old Plank Christian Academy | 6 |
09/05/25 vs Old Plank Christian Academy | 4 |
08/23/25 vs Lakeland Christian | 2 |
08/19/25 vs Christ's Church Academy | 2 |
St. Joseph Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Suzi Valbuena, who had 12 assists and eight aces. Those eight aces gave Valbuena a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addy Mira, who had 13 digs and four aces.
They weren't the only good servers: St. Joseph Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matches.
St. Joseph Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for First Baptist Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
St. Joseph Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Global Outreach Charter Academy on the 18th. As for First Baptist Christian Academy, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Riverbend Academy on the 18th.
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