Volleyball Preview: St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans vs. St. Thomas More Sabers
The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans will square off against the St. Thomas More Sabers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph-Ogden is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
St. Joseph-Ogden saw some tournament action on Monday. They came out on top against Oakwood by a score of 2-0.
St. Joseph-Ogden easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-10.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for the Sabers who have now won seven games in a row.
St. Thomas More never let Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24.
St. Thomas More can attribute much of their success to Audrey Gooding, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Gooding has posted since back in September.
St. Joseph-Ogden's victory bumped their record up to 16-18. As for St. Thomas More, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-4 record this season.
St. Joseph-Ogden came up short against St. Thomas More when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can St. Joseph-Ogden avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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