There's no place like home for John F. Kennedy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the San Antonio Memorial Minutemen on Friday. The Rockets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Minutemen, too.
John F. Kennedy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 21-25, 25-20, 26-24, 15-10.
John F. Kennedy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ariel Casarez, who had 48 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimena Garcia, who had 37 digs, six kills, and two aces.
Despite the loss, San Antonio Memorial still got an impressive performance from Evelyn De La Cruz, who had 11 digs.
The win snapped John F. Kennedy's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-25 record. As for San Antonio Memorial, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-27.
John F. Kennedy will look to defend their home court on Monday against Floresville at 6:00 p.m. San Antonio Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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