Academy of Our Lady of Peace and La Jolla are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
La Jolla is facing Academy of Our Lady of Peace at the wrong time: Academy of Our Lady of Peace suffered their first home loss of the season last Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Dons, falling 3-0. It was the first time this season that the Pilots let down their fans at home.
While Academy of Our Lady of Peace was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Cathedral Catholic's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, La Jolla lost 3-0 to Cathedral Catholic on Thursday. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-19.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-5. As for La Jolla, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Everything went Academy of Our Lady of Peace's way against La Jolla in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Academy of Our Lady of Peace made off with a 3-0 win. Does Academy of Our Lady of Peace have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Jolla turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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