The West Boca Raton Bulls will challenge the St. John Paul II Academy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
West Boca Raton made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Coral Springs Charter, but they still couldn't quite topple them. West Boca Raton put the hurt on Coral Springs Charter with a sharp 3-0 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulls.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant West Boca Raton was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-14.
West Boca Raton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Maurice Sharaby out in front who had four digs and four aces. That's the most digs Sharaby has posted since back in March.
Sharaby wasn't the only good server: West Boca Raton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles two weeks ago. St. John Paul II Academy blew past Donna Klein Jewish Academy 3-0.
St. John Paul II Academy never let Donna Klein Jewish Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-18, 25-22.
St. John Paul II Academy's win came from a few key players West Boca Raton will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jack Rex, who had 17 kills, two aces, and one block. The team also got some help courtesy of Lennox Office, who had 34 assists.
West Boca Raton's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for St. John Paul II Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
West Boca Raton was able to grind out a solid win over St. John Paul II Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Will West Boca Raton repeat their success, or does St. John Paul II Academy has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
