Foothills Christian won the last time they faced St. Joseph Academy, and things went their way on Friday too. The Foothills Christian Knights put the hurt on the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Foothills Christian walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-9.
Foothills Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Vive Vie Teves, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave Vie Teves a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Lana Leong, who had six aces.
Foothills Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Joseph Academy only served six.
Makayla Merritt and Angie Beath certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Merritt had 13 digs, while Beath had 12 digs and two aces. Merritt is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played.
Foothills Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for St. Joseph Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-23.
Foothills Christian has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Oceanside on the 29th. St. Joseph Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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