Volleyball Preview: Bishop Stang Spartans vs. Cardinal Spellman Cardinals
Bishop Stang is 1-7 against Cardinal Spellman since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bishop Stang Spartans will host the Cardinal Spellman Cardinals at 5:45 p.m.
Cardinal Spellman is facing Bishop Stang at the wrong time: Bishop Stang suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Whalers by a score of 3-2. The Spartans' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Bishop Stang actually scored more points across those five sets (109-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 10-25, 28-21, 28-26, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Bishop Stang got top-tier performance from Darian Dias, who had 38 digs and eight aces. That's the most aces Dias has posted since back in October of 2023. Maggie Martin was another key player, getting 19 digs, nine kills, and four aces.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Spellman waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Bears out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Cardinal Spellman got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 16-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-13.
Cardinal Spellman can attribute much of their success to Emma Fisher, who had 14 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Cardinal Spellman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive games.
Bishop Stang's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Cardinal Spellman, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Bishop Stang has serving mastered this season, having averaged 16.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Spellman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bishop Stang was able to grind out a solid win over Cardinal Spellman in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Bishop Stang have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cardinal Spellman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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