The Walsh Jesuit Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Firestone Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Walsh Jesuit lost 3-0 to St. Ignatius on Tuesday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-13, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Firestone faced St. Edward in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Falcons narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Eagles 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Falcons as they're now sitting on four straight.
Firestone got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 30-28, 12-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Walsh Jesuit better keep an eye on Tala Paing. He was instrumental in Firestone's win, getting 35 assists and 15 digs. Those 15 digs gave Paing a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sir?Vontaye Wooldridge-Johnson, who had 14 digs and four assists.
Firestone's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. As for Walsh Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8.
Walsh Jesuit couldn't quite get it done against Firestone when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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