The St. John Paul II Academy Eagles will venture away from home to take on the First Baptist Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with St. John Paul II Academy sitting on four straight wins and First Baptist Academy on 19.
St. John Paul II Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Sports Leadership & Management by a score of 3-1.
St. John Paul II Academy was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 24-26, 25-22, 25-12.
Emily Rodriguez
| 10/16/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management | 5 |
| 10/14/25 vs Somerset Prep | 2 |
| 10/07/25 vs West Boca Raton | 3 |
| 10/06/25 @ Lake Worth Christian | 8 |
St. John Paul II Academy had a senior duo take command as Emily Rodriguez had seven digs and five aces and Meallan Gunther had 19 digs and four aces. Rodriguez has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
St. John Paul II Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Academy made easy work of Marco Island Academy on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
St. John Paul II Academy better focus on containing Peyton Garrick and Trinity McCormick as the pair were huge in First Baptist Academy's win. Garrick had 11 digs and two aces, while McCormick hit 66.7% for six kills and 31 assists and three digs. That's the most aces Garrick has posted over her last six contests.
St. John Paul II Academy's record now sits at 11-7. As for First Baptist Academy, their record is now 27-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: St. John Paul II Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like First Baptist Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. John Paul II Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to First Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
