On Thursday St. Joseph will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the American Leadership Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. St. Joseph will be strutting in after a victory while American Leadership Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, St. Joseph got the win against American Heritage by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Joseph took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-12, 25-13.
Among those leading the charge was Mackenzie Hernandez, who had five aces and four digs. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
St. Joseph was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 24th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Maeser Prep Academy, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-15, 25-14.
St. Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for American Leadership Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-22.
St. Joseph took their win against American Leadership Academy in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph 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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