After four games on the road, St. Joseph Christian is heading back home. They will welcome the Lathrop Mules at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, St. Joseph Christian got the win against Lafayette by a conclusive 3-0.
Meanwhile, Lathrop earned a 2-0 win over Crossroads Prep Academy on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mules.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lathrop took both sets by at least 20 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-5.
Lathrop's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dannica Hope led the charge by getting 11 aces. The dominant performance gave Hope a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Sidney Westbrook, who had eight aces.
Lathrop couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 85.7% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
St. Joseph Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season. As for Lathrop, their victory bumped their record up to 7-12-1.
St. Joseph Christian skirted past Lathrop 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does St. Joseph Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lathrop turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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