The First Baptist Academy Lions will take on the St. John Paul II Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as First Baptist Academy comes in on 19 and St. John Paul II Academy on four.
First Baptist Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Marco Island Academy as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Trinity McCormick
| 10/16/25 vs Marco Island Academy | 31 |
| 10/14/25 vs Canterbury | 42 |
| 10/13/25 vs Mason Classical Academy | 20 |
| 10/09/25 @ Aubrey Rogers | 29 |
| 10/07/25 @ Barron Collier | 27 |
| + 23 more games |
First Baptist Academy relied on the efforts of Peyton Garrick, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Trinity McCormick, who hit 66.7% for six kills and 31 assists and three digs. McCormick is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 12 every time she's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, St. John Paul II Academy earned a 3-1 victory over Sports Leadership & Management on Thursday.
St. John Paul II Academy walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 24-26, 25-22, 25-12.
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.
They weren't the only good servers: St. John Paul II Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in four consecutive matchups.
St. John Paul II Academy's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for First Baptist Academy, their win bumped their record up to 27-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: First Baptist Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like St. John Paul II Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
First Baptist Academy took their victory against St. John Paul II Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
