Volleyball Game Preview: Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres vs. St. Michael-Albertville Knights + Official Tickets

The Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres will venture away from home to challenge the St. Michael-Albertville Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Sartell-St. Stephen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Elk River as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sabres.

While Sartell-St. Stephen won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22, 25-14.

Meanwhile, St. Michael-Albertville got the win against Buffalo on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted against the Bison since September 13, 2018.

St. Michael-Albertville never let Buffalo on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20, 26-24.

St. Michael-Albertville's win bumped their record up to 16-13. As for Sartell-St. Stephen, their victory bumped their record up to 18-12.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Sartell-St. Stephen has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Michael-Albertville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Sartell-St. Stephen suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Michael-Albertville in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Sabres avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.