The San Juan Broncos will challenge the St. Joseph Jayhawks at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
San Juan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Waterford as San Juan made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Broncos.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: San Juan took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-10, 25-13.
San Juan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
St. Joseph extended their winning streak to 13 games thanks to a huge performance from Mackenzie Hernandez. St. Joseph put the hurt on Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams with a sharp 3-0 victory on Saturday thanks in part to Hernandez, who had six digs and six aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Joseph was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-9, 25-9.
San Juan's win bumped their record up to 18-11. As for St. Joseph, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: San Juan has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
San Juan came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Joseph when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does San Juan have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Joseph turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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