St. John posted their closest win since April 17th on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Central Golden Eagles 3-2.
St. John's took Central into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-29, 28-26, 25-16, 23-25, 15-13.
Francis McGonagle paced St. John's offense, picking up 32 kills. McGonagle got some help from Anirudh Vasudevan and his 43 assists. McGonagle was also solid from the service line: he led the team with five aces.

Pioneers
05/29/25 @ Central | 3-2 |
05/23/25 @ Chelmsford | 1-3 |
05/21/25 @ Boston College High | 2-3 |
05/19/25 vs Catholic Memorial | 3-0 |
05/14/25 vs Newton North | 3-0 |
St. John's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-10. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
St. John's has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Barnstable on the 3rd. Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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