It was a proper cat-fight when St. John XXIII took on St. Pius X on Thursday. Everything went the St. John XXIII Lions' way against the St. Pius X Panthers as the St. John XXIII Lions made off with a 3-0 win. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. John XXIII was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-10, 25-9.
Becca Survant was the offensive standout of the match as she had six aces and five digs. Those six aces gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Suire, who had two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: St. John XXIII was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
St. John XXIII has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-14 record this season. As for St. Pius X, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-12.
St. John XXIII will challenge St. Agnes Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Agnes Academy is coming into the contest with three straight victories on the road, so St. John XXIII will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for St. Pius X, they will face off against Incarnate Word Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Pius X is facing Incarnate Word Academy at the right time seeing as Incarnate Word Academy is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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