Volleyball Preview: St. Pius X Lancers vs. Platte County Pirates
The St. Pius X Lancers and the Platte County Pirates are set to duel on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Pius X comes in on 15 and Platte County on four.
St. Pius X is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Farmington.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 18-25, 25-21.
Platte County won the last time they faced Notre Dame de Sion and Giavanna Derose did her part to make sure it happened again. Platte County won by a set and slipped past Notre Dame de Sion 3-2 thanks in part to Derose, who had 30 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Platte County wouldn't go down easily and took Notre Dame de Sion into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 15-10.
St. Pius X pushed their record up to 35-2-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Platte County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: St. Pius X has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Platte County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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