St. Joseph is 1-7 against Templeton since August of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Knights will be playing at home against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, St. Joseph came up short against Nipomo and fell 3-1.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Nipomo scored at least 17 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19, 18-25, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Templeton had to endure a four-match losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Atascadero on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since September 6th.
Templeton was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-102), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 25-22, 18-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Templeton's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 9-16. As for St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
St. Joseph took their win against Templeton in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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