Academy of the Holy Names was the 3-1 winner over Tampa Catholic when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars came up short against the Tampa Catholic Crusaders on Thursday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Jaguars have suffered against the Crusaders since September 24, 2019.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-18, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Academy of the Holy Names still got an impressive performance from Rafaella Rodriguez, who had 16 digs and three aces. Rodriguez has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Tampa Catholic was led to victory by Grace Tamura and London Castelli. Tamura had 14 digs and two aces, while Castelli had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Castelli has posted since two weeks ago.
This is the second loss in a row for Academy of the Holy Names and nudges their season record down to 5-2. As for Tampa Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Academy of the Holy Names will take on Calvary Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Academy of the Holy Names will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Tampa Catholic, they will square off against Tampa Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tampa Prep has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Tampa Catholic will come in with three straight victories.
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