A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges the St. Pius X Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
St. John XXIII won the last time they faced Incarnate Word Academy and Megan Morello did her part to make sure it happened again. St. John XXIII put the hurt on Incarnate Word Academy with a sharp 3-0 win on Thursday thanks in part to Morello, who had ten digs and six aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last seven games she's played.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-17, 25-9.
St. John XXIII was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X got the win against Village on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
St. Pius X was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 25-15.
St. John XXIII is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 23-15 record this season. As for St. Pius X, their victory bumped their record up to 12-14.
Everything went St. John XXIII's way against St. Pius X when the teams last played on October 10th, as St. John XXIII made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John XXIII since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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