St. Johns waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Northland Prep Academy Spartans. That's more bragging rights for the Redskins, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
St. Johns was especially dominant in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-13, 20-25, 25-20.
Susie Andrus
| 10/02/25 vs Northland Prep Academy | 24 |
| 09/04/25 @ Joseph City | 22 |
| 09/09/25 vs Chinle | 21 |
| 09/02/25 vs Round Valley | 21 |
| 09/25/25 vs Hopi | 20 |
St. Johns' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Susie Andrus led the charge by getting 24 assists and nine digs. Those 24 assists gave Andrus a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Abby Wagoner, who had 12 digs and four aces.
St. Johns was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northland Prep Academy only served nine.
Loss or not, Northland Prep Academy got some senior leadership from Malia Turner and Karlie Zeglin. Turner had 26 digs and one assist, while Zeglin had 14 digs. Turner is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last five games she's played.
St. Johns' record is now 11-6. As for Northland Prep Academy, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 11-8.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. St. Johns is set to take on their familiar foe Pinon at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Northland Prep Academy will face off against rival Round Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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