Volleyball Preview: St. John's Bluejays vs. New Knoxville Rangers
St. John is 2-8 against New Knoxville since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. John's Bluejays will challenge the New Knoxville Rangers at 5:30 p.m. St. John's will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, St. John's made easy work of Van Wert and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. John's took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-14, 25-13.
Grace Moenter was nothing short of spectacular: she had ten digs and 30 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
St. John's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, New Knoxville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Fort Loramie.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19, 25-8.
St. John's has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for New Knoxville, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: St. John's has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like New Knoxville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. 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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