Volleyball Preview: Seymour Wildcats vs. St. Paul Catholic Falcons
Seymour has gone 10-0 against St. Paul Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Seymour Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Paul Catholic Falcons at 6:15 p.m. Seymour is looking to tack on another W to their 17-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, everything went Seymour's way against Wilby as Seymour made off with a 3-0 win.
Seymour was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-19.
Seymour was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 29 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Paul Catholic entered their tilt with New Britain on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Golden Hurricanes out 3-2.
St. Paul Catholic was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (99-93), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-16, 25-23, 10-25, 15-10.
Seymour's victory bumped their record up to 13-0. As for St. Paul Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Seymour has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 18.2 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Paul Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Seymour's way against St. Paul Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Seymour made off with a 3-0 win. Will Seymour repeat their success, or does St. Paul Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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