Volleyball Preview: Racine Lutheran Crusaders vs. St. Thomas More Cavaliers
Racine Lutheran has been on the road for five straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the St. Thomas More Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Racine Lutheran earned a 2-0 victory over Janesville Parker.
Racine Lutheran was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Janesville Parker squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-11.
Racine Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Ally Rosborough, who had 13 digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Rosborough now had 11 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More entered their tilt with Franklin on Thursday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Sabers.
St. Thomas More was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 29-27, 25-19, 13-25, 15-11.
Among those leading the charge was Sophia Lobenhofer, who had 19 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: St. Thomas More was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in nine consecutive matches.
Racine Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for St. Thomas More, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Racine Lutheran has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas More struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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