St. Joseph D has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will challenge the New Hope Christian Phoenix at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
St. Joseph D lost 3-0 to Cornerstone Family on Friday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14, 25-15.
Meanwhile, New Hope Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Cornerstone Family on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Phoenix have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Hope Christian took Cornerstone Family into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 25-10, 17-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, New Hope Christian had strong showings from Elise Sterling, who had 12 aces, and Lily Holan, who had ten aces and a kill. Sterling 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.
Even though they lost, New Hope Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
St. Joseph D dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for New Hope Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-8.
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