St. John XXIII waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Village Vikings. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Vikings, too.
St. John XXIII had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-16.
Megan Morello went supernova for St. John XXIII, getting 16 digs and four aces. Morello is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
St. John XXIII was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive contests.
St. John XXIII has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 22-14 record this season. As for Village, they dropped their record down to 9-13 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John XXIII will welcome Concordia Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Village, they will stay at home for another game and welcome St. Pius X at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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