The St. John Paul II Panthers are on the road again on Tuesday to play the St. John Lutheran Saints at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. John Paul II is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on North Florida Christian with a sharp 3-0 victory.
St. John Paul II didn't let North Florida Christian take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, St. John Lutheran waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Mustangs.
St. John Lutheran's got stronger as the match went on, holding Meadowbrook Academy to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 25-13.
St. John Lutheran couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 26.1% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 40.5%.
St. John Paul II's win bumped their record up to 9-15. As for St. John Lutheran, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-6 record this season.
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