On Tuesday, St. Joseph Academy faced Archbishop Hoban in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Joseph Academy Jaguars fell just short of the Archbishop Hoban Knights by a score of 3-2. The Jaguars' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
St. Joseph Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (102-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-10.
Jazlene "Jazzy" Ocasio and Anne Culkar certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Ocasio had seven digs and two aces, while Culkar had 16 kills, 13 digs, and 13 digs. Culkar is also on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Archbishop Hoban, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 16-0.
St. Joseph Academy will head out to take on Magnificat at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Magnificat is on a seven-game streak of home wins, St. Joseph Academy a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Archbishop Hoban, they will square off against Louisville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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