The Lovejoy Leopards will take on the John Paul II Cardinals at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lovejoy gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Wakeland.
Lovejoy got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 31-29, 25-18, 18-25, 25-12.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when John Paul II challenged Corsicana on Tuesday. The Cardinals were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Tigers.
While John Paul II won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-22, 25-13.
Lovejoy better focus on containing Summer Hodge and Ashley Keith as the pair were huge in John Paul II's win. Hodge had six digs and three aces, while Keith had six digs and one assist. Those six digs gave Keith a new career-high.
Lovejoy was able to grind out a solid victory over John Paul II when the teams last played back in August of 2019, winning 2-0. Do the Leopards have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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