Volleyball Preview: Hermann Bearcats vs. St. Francis Borgia Knights
The Hermann Bearcats will face off against the St. Francis Borgia Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Francis Borgia took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hermann, who comes in off a win.
Hermann took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against St. James as Hermann made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hermann was: they took every set by at least 17 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-1, 25-4, 25-8.
Kennedie Witthaus had a dynamite game for Hermann, getting 13 aces. The dominant performance gave Witthaus a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kealie Lane, who had six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Hermann was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Francis Borgia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to St. Pius X.
St. Francis Borgia was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-22, 25-17.
Hermann's victory bumped their record up to 15-16. As for St. Francis Borgia, their loss dropped their record down to 11-17-2.
Hermann was able to grind out a solid win over St. Francis Borgia in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. Will Hermann repeat their success, or does St. Francis Borgia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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