Briarcrest Christian has won four straight games at home, while St. Mary's Episcopal has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Saints will welcome the Turkeys at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sophie Loe
| 09/30/25 @ Arlington | 10 |
| 09/29/25 vs Lakeland Preparatory | 11 |
| 09/25/25 @ Houston | 16 |
| 09/23/25 @ St. Agnes Academy | 11 |
| 09/20/25 vs Nolensville | 15 |
Arlington came into Tuesday's contest looking for another win against Briarcrest Christian, but Sophie Loe wouldn't allow it. The Saints came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday with plenty of help from Loe, who had ten digs and six assists. She has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.
Briarcrest Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-16, 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Episcopal was able to grind out a solid victory over St. George's on Monday, taking the game 3-1.
St. Mary's Episcopal had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-15, 25-20, 25-18.
St. Mary's Episcopal found their leader in sophomore Mamie Bush, who had 11 digs and three aces.
St. Mary's Episcopal was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Briarcrest Christian's win bumped their record up to 25-8. As for St. Mary's Episcopal, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Briarcrest Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's Episcopal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Briarcrest Christian beat St. Mary's Episcopal 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. Will the Saints repeat their success, or do the Turkeys have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
