Volleyball Game Preview: St. Xavier Tigers vs. Trinity Shamrocks

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Previous Games

05/10/25 - Neutral	3-0 W
04/28/25 - Home	3-1 W
03/18/25 - Away	3-2 W
04/28/24 - Home	3-1 W
03/26/24 - Away	3-0 W
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St. Xavier has gone 8-2 against Trinity recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Tigers will be playing at home against the Shamrocks at 11:00 a.m. St. Xavier is coming into the game hot, having won their last 27 games.

St. Xavier is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Oldham County, who was ranked eighth at the time (St. Xavier was ranked first). The Tigers blew past the Colonels 3-0 on Wednesday.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Xavier was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-5, 25-10.

St. Xavier's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dalton Lutes led the charge by getting ten digs and three aces. Josh Walsh was another key player, getting four digs and two aces.

Meanwhile, Trinity got the win against Ryle on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.

Trinity's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 19-6. As for St. Xavier, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-1.

Everything went St. Xavier's way against Trinity when the teams last played on Saturday, as St. Xavier made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Shamrocks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.