The St. Joseph Central Irish will face off against the Sherman Tide at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph Central will be strutting in after a victory while Sherman will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Joseph Central will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Tolsia, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. St. Joseph Central skirted past Tolsia 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Irish.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was St. Joseph Central who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Sherman's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to Poca.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-20.
Despite their loss, Sherman saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Maycey Davis, who had 12 digs and ten kills, was perhaps the best of all. Davis is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least six every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Anglesano, who had ten digs and two aces.
St. Joseph Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Sherman, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10-1.
St. Joseph Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Sherman in their previous matchup back in November of 2016. Can St. Joseph Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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