St. John Paul II Academy unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 3-0 to the West Boca Raton Bulls on Tuesday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulls apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
St. John Paul II Academy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-23, 25-21.
West Boca Raton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Maurice Sharaby out in front who had 19 assists. Sharaby has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last four times he's played. Sebastian Ochoa also deserves some recognition as he served his first aces of the season.
The victory got West Boca Raton back to even at 4-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. John Paul II Academy will venture away from home to square off against West Boca Raton at 4:30 p.m. on March 18th. As for West Boca Raton, they will challenge Cardinal Gibbons at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. West Boca Raton will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
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