Volleyball Game Preview: St. John Paul II Lions vs. Sturgis West Navigators

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Previous Games

09/11/25 - Home	3-1 W
10/14/24 - Away	3-2 W
09/24/24 - Home	2-3 L
10/16/23 - Home	3-2 W
09/27/23 - Away	3-0 W
+ 5 more games

St. John Paul II has gone 8-2 against Sturgis West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lions will take on the Navigators at 6:45 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.

St. John Paul II will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Bishop Stang, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Lions put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.

The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-20, 25-13.

Sturgis West won the last time they faced Nantucket and JoJo Sader did her part to make sure it happened again. The Navigators blew past the Whalers 3-0 on Wednesday with plenty of help from Sader, who had eight aces and seven digs. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in each of the last three games she's played.

The final score came out to 25-6, 25-12, 25-18.

Sturgis West's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for St. John Paul II, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: St. John Paul II has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Sturgis West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.7 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

St. John Paul II was able to grind out a solid win over Sturgis West in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.