Academy of the Holy Names is 9-1 against Tampa Catholic since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars will be staying on the road to face off against the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 6:30 p.m.
Academy of the Holy Names is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Clearwater Central Catholic just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Marauders, falling 3-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Jaguars were not able to get on the board.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Tampa Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Clearwater Central Catholic on Saturday.
Tampa Catholic was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (62-60), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 19-25, 15-13.
Having lost for the first time this season, Academy of the Holy Names fell to 5-1. As for Tampa Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Academy of the Holy Names beat Tampa Catholic 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Academy of the Holy Names since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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