Volleyball Preview: St. Pius X Sartans vs. Valencia Jaguars
St. Pius X is 10-0 against Valencia since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. Pius X Sartans will take on the Valencia Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. St. Pius X is looking to tack on another W to their 16-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, St. Pius X got the win against Belen by a conclusive 3-0.
The win didn't come easy: Belen scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Valencia waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Valencia's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Grants between 13 and 16 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-16, 25-13.
Valencia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
St. Pius X's win bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Valencia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Everything went St. Pius X's way against Valencia when the teams last played two weeks ago, as St. Pius X made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Pius X 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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