Volleyball Preview: St. Joseph Flyers vs. San Antonio Christian Lions
St. Joseph has won five straight games at home, while San Antonio Christian has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The St. Joseph Flyers will welcome the San Antonio Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, St. Joseph beat St. Joseph Academy 3-1.
St. Joseph was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, San Antonio Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over St. Joseph Academy on Tuesday.
San Antonio Christian was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-12, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13.
San Antonio Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive contests.
St. Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-11 record this season. As for San Antonio Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 20-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: St. Joseph has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like San Antonio Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Joseph came out on top in a nail-biter against San Antonio Christian in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Antonio Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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