The St. John Bosco Braves will face off against the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
St. John Bosco is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Servite just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Friars.
While St. John Bosco ultimately came up short, they really made Servite work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 22-25, 27-25, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Long Beach Poly suffered their biggest defeat since May 4, 2024 on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Sunny Hills. Like the Braves, the Jackrabbits also had to let a streak go: they had won four straight, but that streak is no more.
While Long Beach Poly was not able to win a set, they sure kept things interesting: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-22, 25-22.
Long Beach Poly's loss dropped their record down to 19-5. As for St. John Bosco, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 14-2.
St. John Bosco couldn't quite get it done against Long Beach Poly when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can St. John Bosco avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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