After both having extra time off, the St. Augustine Saints and the La Jolla Vikings will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Augustine is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
St. Augustine barely beat Francis Parker the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Saints were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Lancers on Wednesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, it was close, but last Saturday La Jolla sidestepped Santa Barbara for a 2-1 victory.
La Jolla had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-12, 19-17.
St. Augustine's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-9. As for La Jolla, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
St. Augustine was able to grind out a solid win over La Jolla in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 3-1. Do the Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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