Volleyball Preview: Luxemburg-Casco Spartans vs. St. Thomas More Cavaliers
The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will face off against the St. Thomas More Cavaliers at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Luxemburg-Casco comes in on four and St. Thomas More on six.
Luxemburg-Casco is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Kewaskum.
While Luxemburg-Casco might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Kewaskum scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 20-25, 25-20, 26-24.
Luxemburg-Casco relied on the efforts of Jenna Annoye, who had 13 digs, and Alayna Deprez, who had 23 digs, two kills, and two aces. Deprez is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 22 games she's played.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Thomas More's way against Pius XI Catholic on Saturday as St. Thomas More made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-3, 25-18.
St. Thomas More's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaylee Kovacovich, who had five digs and four aces. That's the most aces Kovacovich has posted since back in October.
St. Thomas More was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in six consecutive contests.
Luxemburg-Casco has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-12 record this season. As for St. Thomas More, their record now sits at 25-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Luxemburg-Casco has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas More struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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