The Faith Academy Flames will face off against the San Juan Diego Catholic Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Faith Academy will be strutting in after a win while San Juan Diego Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Faith Academy will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Live Oak Classical, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Faith Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Live Oak Classical on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Flames.
Faith Academy took Live Oak Classical into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-14, 25-23, 23-25, 15-9.
Faith Academy found their leader in underclassman Ava Beltran, who had 12 digs. Those 12 digs set a new season-high mark for Beltran.
Meanwhile, San Juan Diego Catholic suffered their biggest defeat since August 27th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Central Texas Christian. The Saints haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-17.
Faith Academy's victory bumped their record up to 11-14-2. As for San Juan Diego Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Faith Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from San Juan Diego Catholic in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Faith Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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