Volleyball Preview: St. Andrew's Highlanders vs. St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans
St. Andrew is 2-8 against St. Stephen's Episcopal since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Andrew's Highlanders will take on the St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On October 4th, St. Andrew's came up short against Oakridge and fell 3-1. The Highlanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While St. Andrew's ultimately came up short, they really made Oakridge work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 20-25, 25-14, 25-14.
Meanwhile, St. Stephen's Episcopal didn't have quite enough to beat Greenhill on Saturday and fell 3-2. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hornets 25-21 in the first set.
St. Stephen's Episcopal took Greenhill into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 26-28, 25-18, 16-14.
Even though they lost, St. Stephen's Episcopal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matchups.
St. Andrew's defeat dropped their record down to 12-19. As for St. Stephen's Episcopal, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-22 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: St. Andrew's has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Stephen's Episcopal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Andrew's suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Stephen's Episcopal when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can St. Andrew's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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