The Academy of the Holy Cross waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged the St. John's Cadets out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Tartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The Academy of the Holy Cross was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 15-11.
The Academy of the Holy Cross was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matches.
The Academy of the Holy Cross is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for St. John's, they moved to 22-4 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
The Academy of the Holy Cross does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. John's has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Elizabeth Seton on the 29th.
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