Volleyball Preview: St. Michael's Horsemen vs. Robertson Cardinals
St. Michael has won 20 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Robertson has won 20 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The St. Michael's Horsemen will welcome the Robertson Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2019, but likely not for long.
Last Thursday, St. Michael's made easy work of Santa Fe Prep and carried off a 3-0 win.
St. Michael's was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-16.
St. Michael's relied on the efforts of Victoria Victorino, who had 14 digs, and Casey Bowen, who had eight digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Bowen a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Robertson narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Santa Fe Indian 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Robertson got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 22-25, 16-14.
St. Michael's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Robertson, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
St. Michael's took their victory against Robertson in their previous meeting on October 10th by a conclusive 3-0. Does St. Michael's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Robertson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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