Volleyball Preview: St. John's Prep Red Storm vs. St. Francis Prep Terriers
The St. John's Prep Red Storm will square off against the St. Francis Prep Terriers at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, St. John's Prep sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Mary Louis Academy.
St. John's Prep had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 17-15.
St. John's Prep can attribute much of their success to Jenna Broad, who had nine digs, five aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Broad has posted since back in September.
St. John's Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, St. Francis Prep gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener back in September. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over St. John's Prep.
St. Francis Prep was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 20-25, 25-7, 25-17.
The win got St. John's Prep back to even at 5-5. As for St. Francis Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
St. John's Prep came up short against St. Francis Prep in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will St. John's Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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