The Veritas Prep Falcons will be playing at home against the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Veritas Prep is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Last Wednesday, Veritas Prep earned a 3-1 win over Tempe Prep.
Veritas Prep had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-14, 27-25, 25-19.
Veritas Prep can attribute much of their success to Sara Escobar, who had 16 digs.
Veritas Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight games.
Meanwhile, everything went St. John Paul II Catholic's way against Mountainside on Wednesday as St. John Paul II Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
While St. John Paul II Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-22, 25-15.
Veritas Prep's win bumped their record up to 20-11. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Veritas Prep was able to grind out a solid win over St. John Paul II Catholic in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Veritas Prep repeat their success, or does St. John Paul II Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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