American Heritage hasn't had much luck against St. Joseph recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The American Heritage Patriots will head out to challenge the St. Joseph Jayhawks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, American Heritage didn't have quite enough to beat Waterford and fell 3-2. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Ravens 25-19 in the first set.
American Heritage actually scored more points across those five sets (103-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 17-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Eagles 3-0.
St. Joseph's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Draper APA between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17, 25-15.
St. Joseph's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mackenzie Hernandez, who had 13 digs, and Sophie Yates, who had 11 digs.
St. Joseph 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 seven aces in ten consecutive matchups.
American Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for St. Joseph, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
American Heritage suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in September. Can American Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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