With a playoff game on the line, Salt Lake Academy rose to the challenge on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the St. Joseph Jayhawks 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Griffins.
Salt Lake Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-18, 25-23.
When it comes to explaining why St. Joseph lost, don't look at Mackenzie Hernandez. Despite the final result, she had five digs and three aces.
Salt Lake Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 23-8.
Salt Lake Academy has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Beaver on the 2nd. St. Joseph does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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