The St. Francis Spartans will head out to square off against the Brother Rice Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Francis took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over St. Rita. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
St. Francis easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-11.
Brother Rice hadn't beaten Loyola Academy on the road since May 9, 2022 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Crusaders came out on top against the Ramblers by a score of 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Brother Rice not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Loyola Academy between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-18.
Brother Rice pushed their record up to 27-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Francis, their record now sits at 13-20.
St. Francis couldn't quite get it done against Brother Rice in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 2-0. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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