Volleyball Preview: St. Joseph Academy Crusaders vs. Tri-City Christian Eagles
The St. Joseph Academy Crusaders will head out to face off against the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Tri-City Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, St. Joseph Academy finally turned things around against Coastal Academy on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Stingrays.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14, 19-25, 25-12.
St. Joseph Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Tri-City Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Maranatha Christian on Wednesday and fell 3-2. Tri-City Christian hasn't had much luck with Maranatha Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Tri-City Christian took Maranatha Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 25-11, 26-28, 22-25, 25-13, 15-12.
St. Joseph Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Tri-City Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
St. Joseph Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Tri-City Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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