John Curtis Christian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against St. Mary's Dominican at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
John Curtis Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Benjamin Franklin just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Falcons. The shutout was out of character for the Patriots seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
John Curtis Christian was not able to win a set, but it sure wasn't from a lack of trying: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 27-25.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Dominican faced Mt. Carmel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. St. Mary's Dominican walked away with a 3-1 win over Mt. Carmel. Winning may never get old, but St. Mary's Dominican sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
The final score came out to 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 26-24.
John Curtis Christian's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-6. As for St. Mary's Dominican, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-6.
John Curtis Christian came up short against St. Mary's Dominican in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, falling 3-1. Thankfully for John Curtis Christian, Sara Watermeier (who had 23 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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