Volleyball Preview: Saint Francis Lancers vs. St. Mary's Rams
Saint Francis has won 23 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while St. Mary has won 23 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Saint Francis Lancers will host the St. Mary's Rams at 6:00 p.m.
Saint Francis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over St. Ignatius College Preparatory.
Saint Francis was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-13, 22-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's faced Rocklin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. St. Mary's sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Rocklin.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day St. Mary's got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-9.
Saint Francis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to 27-6.
Saint Francis beat St. Mary's 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October. Does Saint Francis have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Mary's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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