Volleyball Preview: Episcopal Knights vs. St. John's Mavericks
Episcopal has gone 8-2 against St. John recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Episcopal Knights will host the St. John's Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Episcopal got the win against Kinkaid by a conclusive 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-12, 25-12.
Meanwhile, St. John's entered their tilt with The Awty International on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Rams.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-4, 25-7.
St. John's found their leader in underclassman Macie Chase, who had 15 assists.
St. John's couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 52.5% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 24.1% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 38.2%.
Episcopal is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-17 record this season. As for St. John's, they pushed their record up to 20-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Episcopal took their win against St. John's when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Episcopal repeat their success, or does St. John's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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