Magnificat is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Joseph Academy is on a nine-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Magnificat Blue Streaks will welcome the St. Joseph Academy Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Magnificat is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Gilmour Academy, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Magnificat was ranked eighth). Magnificat came up short against Gilmour Academy on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Magnificat was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Magnificat had strong showings from Kailey Snow, who had ten digs and two aces, and Lindsey Murphy, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Archbishop Hoban by a score of 3-2.
St. Joseph Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (102-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, St. Joseph Academy had strong showings from Jazlene "Jazzy" Ocasio, who had seven digs and two aces, and Anne Culkar, who had 16 kills, 13 digs, and 13 digs. Culkar is also on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Magnificat's loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for St. Joseph Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Magnificat has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Magnificat came up short against St. Joseph Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Magnificat have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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