St. John XXIII was the 3-1 winner over St. Agnes Academy when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The St. John XXIII Lions took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Agnes Academy Tigers on Wednesday.
St. John XXIII started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-19, 25-23, 25-15.
Melissa Guthrie and Megan Morello certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Guthrie had ten digs and 22 assists, while Morello had 15 digs.
St. John XXIII's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-12. As for St. Agnes Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
After both having extra time off, St. John XXIII and Village will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John XXIII is facing Village at the right time seeing as Village is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. Agnes Academy, they will venture away from home to challenge Incarnate Word Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Agnes Academy will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Incarnate Word Academy will have lost six straight heading into Monday's game.
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