If St. Joseph Academy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Crescent City on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Flashes took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palatka Panthers on Monday. The Flashes were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
St. Joseph Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 28-26, 25-21, 28-26.
St. Joseph Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addy Mira, who had 26 digs and one assist. Mira is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in each of the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Suzi Valbuena, who had six digs and three aces.
Anslee Wells produced another solid performance getting 47 digs and two aces for Palatka. The dominant performance also gave Wells a new career-high in assists (11). Another player making a difference was Sofia Zimmerman, who had 12 digs and two aces.

Flashes
09/29/25 @ Palatka | 1-3 |
09/25/25 vs Crescent City | 3-0 |
09/23/25 vs University Christian | 3-1 |
09/18/25 vs Global Outreach Charter Academy | 3-0 |
09/16/25 @ First Baptist Christian Academy | 3-0 |
The loss snapped St. Joseph Academy's winning streak at five matches and leaves them with a 12-6 record. As for Palatka, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-10.
Coming up, St. Joseph Academy will head out on the road to challenge Florida School for the Deaf & Blind at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Palatka, they will host Bradford at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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