St. Joseph's Academy is 2-8 against Mt. Carmel since October of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Joseph's Academy Redstickers will challenge the Mt. Carmel Cubs at 5:30 p.m. St. Joseph's Academy will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
St. Joseph's Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Teurlings Catholic, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (St. Joseph's Academy was ranked 17th). St. Joseph's Academy walked away with a 2-0 victory over Teurlings Catholic on Saturday.
St. Joseph's Academy's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Teurlings Catholic between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel came up short against St. Thomas More on Saturday and fell 2-0.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: St. Thomas More scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21.
Mt. Carmel's defeat came about despite a quality game from Olivia Meyer, who had 12 digs.
St. Joseph's Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Mt. Carmel, their loss dropped their record down to 20-4.
St. Joseph's Academy came up short against Mt. Carmel in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can St. Joseph's Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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