St. Joseph Academy is 0-6 against Escondido Charter since September of 2017 but things could change on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 12:23 p.m.
St. Joseph Academy is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Tri-City Christian by a score of 3-2.
St. Joseph Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Tri-City Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 14-25, 22-25, 25-13, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Escondido Charter sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Del Lago Academy on Wednesday.
Escondido Charter took Del Lago Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-21, 14-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Escondido Charter's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sierra Matters, who had 22 assists, and Audrey Cahill, who had 17 digs, 14 kills, and two aces. Cahill has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last three times she's played.
Escondido Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
St. Joseph Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-22. As for Escondido Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season.
St. Joseph Academy came up short against Escondido Charter in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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