The Coastal Academy Stingrays will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Coastal Academy wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Coastal Academy took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-14, 15-11.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy entered their matchup against Maranatha Christian on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Joseph Academy came up short against Maranatha Christian, falling 3-0. The Crusaders just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-8, 25-14.
Despite the defeat, St. Joseph Academy saw an underclassman step up: Makayla Merritt had nine digs and four aces.
Coastal Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. As for St. Joseph Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Everything went Coastal Academy's way against St. Joseph Academy in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Coastal Academy made off with a 3-0 win. Will Coastal Academy repeat their success, or does St. Joseph Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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