Volleyball Game Preview: Grace Academy Knights vs. Saint James Saints

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Previous 5 Games

10/03/24 - Home	3-2 W
09/25/23 - Away	3-1 W
09/22/16 - Away	3-0 W
08/25/16 - Home	3-0 W
09/28/15 - Home	3-2 W

Grace Academy is a perfect 5-0 against Saint James since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:30 p.m. Grace Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

On Friday, Grace Academy got the win against Calvary Christian Academy by a conclusive 3-0.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Grace Academy took every set by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-5, 25-8.

Saint James not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since October 10, 2024 (when they won 3-0). Everything went their way against Foxcroft as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Saints haven't had any issues with Foxcroft recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Saint James was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-14, 25-14.

Saint James' victory bumped their record up to 2-7. As for Grace Academy, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.

Grace Academy skirted past Saint James 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.