After eight games on the road, St. Joseph's Catholic is heading back home. They and the Carolina Academy Trojans are set to duel on Monday. Carolina Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Joseph's Catholic, who comes in off a win.
St. Joseph's Catholic is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since October 9th on Thursday. They put the hurt on Palmetto with a sharp 3-0 victory.
St. Joseph's Catholic's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Palmetto between 14 and 16 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16, 25-14.
St. Joseph's Catholic's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Alicia Hanley, who had 15 assists, and Emi Hand, who had six aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Hand a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Carolina Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 30th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Powdersville.
The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-6, 25-4.
St. Joseph's Catholic's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-17. As for Carolina Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
St. Joseph's Catholic took their victory against Carolina Academy when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will St. Joseph's Catholic repeat their success, or does Carolina Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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