After both having extra time off, the La Jolla Vikings and the St. Augustine Saints will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
La Jolla picked up another tournament win last Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Santa Barbara 2-1.
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.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine hadn't done well against Francis Parker recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Saints put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Saints, who have now won three matches in a row.
One reason for the win was St. Augustine's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-23, 25-22.
The victory got La Jolla back to even at 12-12. As for St. Augustine, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-9.
La Jolla came up short against St. Augustine in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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