Volleyball Preview: St. Thomas More Cavaliers vs. Cudahy Packers
St. Thomas More has gone 7-0 against Cudahy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The St. Thomas More Cavaliers will square off against the Cudahy Packers at 8:00 a.m. St. Thomas More will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
St. Thomas More will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Franklin, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. St. Thomas More had just enough and edged Franklin out 3-2 on Thursday.
St. Thomas More was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-99), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 29-27, 25-19, 13-25, 15-11.
St. Thomas More can attribute much of their success to Sophia Lobenhofer, who had 19 digs and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Lobenhofer now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
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 contests.
Meanwhile, Cudahy came up short against Whitnall on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-13, 25-5.
St. Thomas More's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Cudahy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
St. Thomas More beat Cudahy 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will St. Thomas More repeat their success, or does Cudahy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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