Volleyball Preview: Ladue Horton Watkins Rams vs. Seckman Jaguars
The Ladue Horton Watkins Rams will square off against the Seckman Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Ladue Horton Watkins came up short against Kirkwood on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-12, 25-13.
Despite the loss, Ladue Horton Watkins saw an underclassman step up: Haidyn Giesie had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Seckman entered their tilt with Ste. Genevieve on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Dragons.
Seckman had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 25-22.
Seckman relied on the efforts of Sophie Steinbrueck, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Ava Hall, who had 11 digs. That's the most aces Steinbrueck has posted in her last seven matches.
Ladue Horton Watkins' defeat dropped their record down to 9-15-3. As for Seckman, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Ladue Horton Watkins hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Seckman, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8. Given Ladue Horton Watkins' sizable advantage in that area, Seckman will need to find a way to close that gap.
Ladue Horton Watkins might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Seckman in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Can Ladue Horton Watkins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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