St. Francis Prep has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Maria Regina Tigers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:15 p.m. Maria Regina took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Francis Prep, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, everything went St. Francis Prep's way against St. John's Prep as St. Francis Prep made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Francis Prep was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-15.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Maria Regina's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to St. Joseph Hill Academy.
The 3-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 26-24, 22-25, 27-25, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Maria Regina got top-tier performance from Maggie Boulhosa, who had 11 digs, two aces, and a kill. Boulhosa is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Maria Regina kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in seven consecutive contests.
St. Francis Prep's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Maria Regina, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2-1.
St. Francis Prep skirted past Maria Regina 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Does St. Francis Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maria Regina turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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