St. Joseph Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against the Foothills Christian Knights, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Crusaders of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-9.
Grace Doan paced St. Joseph Academy's offense, picking up five kills. Doan got some help from
Adley Fontaine and her nine assists. Finally,
Maddy Kara kept St. Joseph Academy's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Foothills Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Vive Vie Teves led the charge by getting six aces. Those six aces gave Vie Teves a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lana Leong, who had six aces.
St. Joseph Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-23. As for Foothills Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-8.
St. Joseph Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Foothills Christian has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Oceanside on the 29th.
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