Volleyball Preview: St. Maries Lumberjacks vs. Bonners Ferry Badgers
After two games on the road, St. Maries is heading back home. They will welcome the Bonners Ferry Badgers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, St. Maries finally turned things around against Logos on Thursday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 27-25.
St. Maries was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Bonners Ferry waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a set and slipped past the Wildcats 1-0.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Bonners Ferry got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21.
St. Maries' victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-13. As for Bonners Ferry, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: St. Maries has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Bonners Ferry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Maries' way against Bonners Ferry in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, as St. Maries made off with a 3-0 win. Does St. Maries have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bonners Ferry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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