The Magnificat Blue Streaks are on the road again on Saturday to play the St. Joseph Academy Jaguars at 2:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Magnificat is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Jackson by a score of 3-1.
Magnificat was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 22-25, 25-16.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy came tearing into Thursday's contest with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cardinals as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
St. Joseph Academy's got stronger as the match went on, holding Mentor to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 25-13.
St. Joseph Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive games.
Magnificat has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for St. Joseph Academy, their win bumped their record up to 17-8.
Magnificat was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Joseph Academy when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Magnificat since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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