It was a proper cat-fight when St. Pius X took on St. John XXIII on Tuesday. The St. Pius X Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the St. John XXIII Lions. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 win the Lions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October.
St. Pius X wouldn't go down easily and took St. John XXIII into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 17-15.
St. Pius X was led to victory by Carolina Lopez and Grace Carouthers. Lopez had six aces and five digs, while Carouthers had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lopez has posted since back in September.
St. Pius X was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why St. John XXIII lost, don't look at Megan Morello. Despite the final result, she had 17 digs and five aces. Morello is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last eight games she's played.
St. Pius X's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-15. As for St. John XXIII, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-16.
St. Pius X does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. John XXIII, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Bellville on the 1st.
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