The St. Joseph Cadets will take on the Staples Wreckers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Wednesday, St. Joseph didn't have quite enough to beat New Canaan and fell 3-2. While the Cadets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 25-21 in the first set.
St. Joseph started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Staples was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Warde, falling 3-0.
Staples might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Warde: every set was decided by exactly three points. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 25-22.
St. Joseph now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Staples, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
St. Joseph beat Staples 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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