Mission San Jose is 10-0 against Kennedy since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mission San Jose Warriors will stay at home for another game and welcome the Kennedy Titans at 6:30 p.m. Mission San Jose will be strutting in after a victory while Kennedy will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Mission San Jose sidestepped Moreau Catholic for a 3-2 win.
Mission San Jose was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 23-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Mission San Jose's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sumedha Mamidi, who had eight digs and 12 assists.
Mission San Jose was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five games.
Meanwhile, Kennedy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Irvington, falling 3-0.
While Kennedy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Irvington's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-16, 25-21.
Mission San Jose pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Kennedy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything went Mission San Jose's way against Kennedy when the teams last played back in September, as Mission San Jose made off with a 3-0 win. Will Mission San Jose repeat their success, or does Kennedy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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