Volleyball Preview: St. Michael's Warriors vs. Savio Eagles
St. Michael is 9-1 against Savio since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Michael's Warriors will square off against the Savio Eagles at 7:30 p.m. St. Michael's is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
St. Michael's is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since October 19, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Austin Royals HomeSchool as St. Michael's made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Warriors as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
A big factor in the win was St. Michael's feisty defense: they held Austin Royals HomeSchool to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-10, 25-6.
St. Michael's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Savio waltzed into their matchup last Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Grace Academy.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 16-25, 35-33.
St. Michael's record now sits at 18-16. As for Savio, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Everything went St. Michael's way against Savio when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as St. Michael's made off with a 3-0 victory. Does St. Michael's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Savio turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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