Volleyball Preview: Lincoln Lutheran Warriors vs. St. Cecilia Bluehawks
Lincoln Lutheran is 9-1 against St. Cecilia since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lincoln Lutheran Warriors will take on the St. Cecilia Bluehawks at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lincoln Lutheran sitting on three straight wins and St. Cecilia on five.
Last Saturday, Lincoln Lutheran got the win against St. Patrick's by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-18, 25-13.
Lincoln Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October.
Humphrey-Lindsay typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday St. Cecilia proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Bulldogs out 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was St. Cecilia who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 29-27, 23-25, 15-11.
St. Cecilia is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season. As for Lincoln Lutheran, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 32-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Lincoln Lutheran has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Cecilia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lincoln Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over St. Cecilia in their previous matchup back in October, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln Lutheran since the squad 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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