Volleyball Preview: St. John's Bluejays vs. Versailles Tigers
St. John has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Versailles Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
St. John's lost 3-0 to Kalida on Saturday. The Bluejays haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Versailles was able to grind out a solid win over New Knoxville on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Versailles was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 17-25, 25-18, 25-17.
Versailles 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 six aces in five consecutive games.
St. John's now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Versailles, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: St. John's has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Versailles struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. John's suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Versailles in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can St. John's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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