St. Joseph is 10-0 against St. Augustine since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Joseph Flyers will challenge the St. Augustine Knights at 5:00 p.m. St. Joseph will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Saturday, St. Joseph got the win against Providence Catholic by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Joseph took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-6.
St. Joseph found their leader in underclassman Syler Sullivan, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Sullivan has posted in she last 15 matches.
St. Joseph 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 five aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Saint Mary's Hall last Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
St. Augustine had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-13.
St. Joseph pushed their record up to 25-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for St. Augustine, their record is now 7-9.
St. Joseph took their win against St. Augustine in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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