The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets will face off against the Menendez Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Augustine is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
While St. Augustine's victory against Spruce Creek wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Yellow Jackets had just enough and edged out the Hawks 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Yellow Jackets have posted since March 11th.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was St. Augustine who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 20-25, 25-17, 17-25, 15-5.

Tanveen Hossain
04/23/25 vs Spruce Creek | 17 |
04/07/25 @ Warner Christian Academy | 12 |
04/22/25 vs Bartram Trail | 10 |
04/24/24 @ Lake Highland Prep | 4 |
04/18/24 @ Menendez | 3 |
St. Augustine can attribute much of their success to Tanveen Hossain, who had 17 digs. Those 17 digs gave Hossain a new career-high.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Menendez had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Sharks as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Falcons as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Menendez was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-11, 25-17.
Menendez's victory bumped their record up to 3-12. As for St. Augustine, they pushed their record up to 14-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
St. Augustine was able to grind out a solid victory over Menendez in their previous matchup back in April, winning 3-1. Do the Yellow Jackets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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