The St. John's Catholic Prep Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
St. John's Catholic Prep is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Saint James just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Saints.
While St. John's Catholic Prep was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 26-24, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Spalding beat Mercy 3-1 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.
Archbishop Spalding was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 16-25, 25-15, 25-20.
Archbishop Spalding found their leader in underclassman Milla Danek, who had seven aces, four digs, and two kills. Those seven aces gave Danek a new career-high.
Archbishop Spalding was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
St. John's Catholic Prep's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Archbishop Spalding, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Everything went St. John's Catholic Prep's way against Archbishop Spalding in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as St. John's Catholic Prep made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John's Catholic Prep 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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