Volleyball Preview: Satsuma Gators vs. St. Paul's Episcopal Saints
Satsuma is 0-5 against St. Paul's Episcopal since October of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Satsuma Gators are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Paul's Episcopal Saints at 5:30 p.m. Satsuma will be strutting in after a victory while St. Paul's Episcopal will be coming in after a loss.
Satsuma took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Theodore as Satsuma made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Gators have posted since September 26th.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Satsuma took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 26-6, 25-11, 25-9.
Satsuma found their leader in underclassman Adleigh Montalvo, who had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Montalvo has posted in her last six games.
Meanwhile, St. Paul's Episcopal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Gulf Shores by a score of 3-2.
St. Paul's Episcopal wouldn't go down easily and took Gulf Shores into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 21-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Despite the loss, St. Paul's Episcopal had strong showings from Ivey Marston, who had three digs and two aces, and Kendall Dougherty, who had ten digs.
Satsuma's win bumped their record up to 12-15. As for St. Paul's Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-25.
Satsuma came up short against St. Paul's Episcopal in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Satsuma avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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