After flying high against Villa Joseph Marie on Tuesday, Mt. St. Joseph Academy came back down to earth. The Magic fell just short of the Downingtown East Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Magic were not able to make up for their defeat to the Cougars from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Mt. St. Joseph Academy took Downingtown East into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-21, 25-16, 19-25, 15-13.
Ashley Januszko went supernova For Downingtown East., getting 24 digs and four assists. Januszko has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 11 times she's played.
Mt. St. Joseph Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Downingtown East, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matches. Mt. St. Joseph Academy will head out to take on Gwynedd Mercy Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Downingtown East, they will venture away from home to challenge Downingtown West at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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