Volleyball Preview: Platte County Pirates vs. St. Pius X Lancers
The Platte County Pirates and the St. Pius X Lancers are set to duel on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Platte County sitting on four straight victories and St. Pius X on 15.
Platte County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Notre Dame de Sion 3-2.
Platte County wouldn't go down easily and took Notre Dame de Sion into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 15-10.
Giavanna Derose had a dynamite game for Platte County, getting 30 digs. Derose has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X beat Farmington 3-1 on Saturday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 18-25, 25-21.
Platte County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11-1 record this season. As for St. Pius X, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 35-2-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Platte County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Pius X struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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