It was a proper cat-fight when St. Pius X challenged St. John XXIII on Thursday. The St. Pius X Panthers lost 3-0 to the St. John XXIII Lions. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-10, 25-9.
St. John XXIII can attribute much of their success to Becca Survant, who had six aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave Survant a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Suire, who had two aces.
St. Pius X has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for St. John XXIII, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-14.
St. Pius X will head out to challenge Incarnate Word Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Pius X is facing Incarnate Word Academy at the right time seeing as Incarnate Word Academy is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for St. John XXIII, they will host St. Agnes Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Agnes Academy is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so St. John XXIII will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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