Volleyball Preview: St. Francis Troubadours vs. Rocklin Thunder
The St. Francis Troubadours will face off against the Rocklin Thunder at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, St. Francis made easy work of Davis Sr. and carried off a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was St. Francis' feisty defense: they held Davis Sr. to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-23, 25-21.
St. Francis' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nika Jafari led the charge by getting four aces and three digs. With that strong performance, Jafari is now averaging an impressive 2 aces per game.
Meanwhile, Rocklin came tearing into Monday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Wildcats 3-0.
Rocklin was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 25-19.
St. Francis has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Rocklin, they pushed their record up to 24-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
St. Francis might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Rocklin in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rocklin's Mackenzie Murphy, who had 16 digs and five aces. Now that St. Francis knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
