A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withthe St. John XXIII Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, St. Pius X got the win against Village by a conclusive 3-0.
St. Pius X walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-23, 25-23, 25-15.
If Incarnate Word Academy wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played St. John XXIII, they should've done a better job of containing Megan Morello. St. John XXIII was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Incarnate Word Academy on Thursday thanks in part to Morello, who had ten digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-17, 25-9.
St. John XXIII was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matchups.
St. Pius X's victory bumped their record up to 12-14. As for St. John XXIII, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 23-15 record this season.
St. Pius X suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. John XXIII in their previous matchup on October 10th. Will St. Pius X have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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