Volleyball Preview: Magnificat Blue Streaks vs. St. Joseph Academy Jaguars
Magnificat is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Joseph Academy is on a nine-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Magnificat Blue Streaks will welcome the St. Joseph Academy Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Magnificat is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Gilmour Academy, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Magnificat was ranked eighth). Magnificat came up short against Gilmour Academy on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Magnificat was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-21, 26-24, 25-16.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy made easy work of Perrysburg on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
St. Joseph Academy walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 25-12.
St. Joseph Academy found their leader in underclassman Jazlene "Jazzy" Ocasio, who had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces Ocasio has posted since back in August.
St. Joseph Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matchups.
Magnificat's loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for St. Joseph Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Magnificat came up short against St. Joseph Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Magnificat have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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