With a playoff win on the line, St. John Paul II Academy rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Sports Leadership & Management Pandas. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Pandas recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
St. John Paul II Academy walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 25-22, 25-12.

Emily Rodriguez
| 10/16/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management | 5 |
| 10/14/25 vs Somerset Prep | 2 |
| 10/07/25 vs West Boca Raton | 3 |
| 10/06/25 @ Lake Worth Christian | 8 |
St. John Paul II Academy had a senior duo take command as Emily Rodriguez had seven digs and five aces and Meallan Gunther had 19 digs and four aces. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last four games she's played.
St. John Paul II Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
St. John Paul II Academy's record is now 11-7. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they dropped their record down to 9-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Coming up, St. John Paul II Academy will venture away from home to square off against First Baptist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sports Leadership & Management does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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