St. Joseph and Waterford are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The St. Joseph Jayhawks will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Waterford Ravens at 7:00 p.m. St. Joseph will be strutting in after a win while Waterford will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, St. Joseph got the win against American Heritage by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was St. Joseph's feisty defense: they held American Heritage to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-13, 25-9.
St. Joseph was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Waterford came up short against Rowland Hall on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Waterford was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Rowland Hall's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-14, 25-20.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Waterford, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Everything went St. Joseph's way against Waterford in their previous meeting on September 5th, as St. Joseph made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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