Foothills Christian has been away from home for six games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. St. Joseph Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Foothills Christian, who comes in off a win.
Foothills Christian is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 11th on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Coastal Academy as Foothills Christian made off with a 3-0 victory.
Foothills Christian's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Coastal Academy between 15 and 16 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-16, 25-15.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Escondido Charter.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 24-26, 25-17, 25-17.
Despite the defeat, St. Joseph Academy saw an underclassman step up: Makayla Merritt had 12 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Merritt has posted in her last five contests.
Foothills Christian's win bumped their record up to 17-7. As for St. Joseph Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17.
Everything went Foothills Christian's way against St. Joseph Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Foothills Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Foothills Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Joseph Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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