The St. Joseph Academy Jaguars are taking a road trip to take on the Magnificat Blue Streaks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph Academy is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, everything went St. Joseph Academy's way against Perrysburg as St. Joseph Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
St. Joseph Academy walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-21, 25-21, 25-12.
St. Joseph Academy found their leader in underclassman Jazlene "Jazzy" Ocasio, who had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces Ocasio has posted since back in August.
St. Joseph Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Magnificat faced Gilmour Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Magnificat came up short against Gilmour Academy, 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.
St. Joseph Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Magnificat, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
St. Joseph Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Magnificat in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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