The Army-Navy Warriors will head out to challenge the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Army-Navy will be strutting in after a victory while St. Joseph Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Army-Navy earned a 3-1 win over Escondido Adventist Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Army-Navy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-21.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Tri-City Christian.
While St. Joseph Academy had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 21 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 25-21.
Army-Navy will have to keep a close watch on Dominic Gale and Jacob Lulling, a pair of players who had a big impact on St. Joseph Academy's prior game. Gale had nine kills, four blocks, three digs, and three aces, while Lulling had ten digs and one assist. Gale is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now had two or more in each of the last four games he's played.
St. Joseph Academy now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Army-Navy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8.
Army-Navy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from St. Joseph Academy in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Crusaders' Sean Ambuul, who had 11 digs and four blocks. Now that the Warriors know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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