Incarnate Word Academy hasn't had much luck against St. Joseph's Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights will be staying on the road to face off against the St. Joseph's Academy Angels at 4:30 p.m.
Incarnate Word Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Lafayette, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Incarnate Word Academy was ranked ninth). Incarnate Word Academy lost 3-0 to Lafayette on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Red Knights have suffered since October 10th.
Incarnate Word Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lafayette work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-23, 25-19.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Joseph's Academy's way against Cor Jesu Academy on Wednesday as St. Joseph's Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Angels.
While St. Joseph's Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-15.
Incarnate Word Academy's loss dropped their record down to 24-10. As for St. Joseph's Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season.
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