Volleyball Preview: St. Francis Spartans vs. Saint Ignatius College Prep Wolfpack
St. Francis has gone 6-0 against Saint Ignatius College Prep recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. Francis Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Saint Ignatius College Prep Wolfpack at 6:00 p.m. St. Francis is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
St. Francis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Mother McAuley, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (St. Francis was ranked 17th). St. Francis fell 2-0 to Mother McAuley on Thursday. The Spartans have struggled against the Mighty Macs recently, as their game on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Francis might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Mother McAuley: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Saint Ignatius College Prep sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Fenwick on Thursday.
In the two sets Saint Ignatius College Prep was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 22-25, 25-15.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Saint Ignatius College Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
St. Francis was able to grind out a solid win over Saint Ignatius College Prep in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Francis since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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