Volleyball Game Preview: Aurora Greenmen vs. Padua Franciscan Bruins

The Aurora Greenmen will head out on the road to challenge the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Padua Franciscan will be up against a hot Aurora squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. The Greenmen put the hurt on Lake with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Padua Franciscan got the win against Roosevelt on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Padua Franciscan took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-7, 25-9.

Padua Franciscan's win came from a few key players Aurora will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ali Bradford, who had three digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Giulia Reginelli, who had nine digs and two assists.

Aurora's victory bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Padua Franciscan, their win bumped their record up to 17-7.