Phoenix Country Day is on a 24-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. John Paul II Catholic is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Phoenix Country Day Eagles will face off against the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Phoenix Country Day made easy work of Tempe Prep and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Phoenix Country Day took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-9, 25-13.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. John Paul II Catholic had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Elks by a score of 3-1.
St. John Paul II Catholic was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-18, 25-27, 25-16.
St. John Paul II Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matchups.
Phoenix Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, their record is now 21-11.
Everything went Phoenix Country Day's way against St. John Paul II Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, as Phoenix Country Day made off with a 3-0 win. Does Phoenix Country Day have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. John Paul II Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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