Volleyball Preview: St. Maries Lumberjacks vs. Logos Knights
St. Maries has gone 3-0 against Logos recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The St. Maries Lumberjacks are taking a road trip to face off against the Logos Knights at 7:00 p.m. St. Maries is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
St. Maries lost 3-0 to Grangeville on Tuesday.
St. Maries was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Grangeville work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-21, 25-20.
St. Maries' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Allie Zook, who had 14 digs, and Raevyn Yearout, who had five kills and three digs. Zook is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Logos didn't have quite enough to beat Lapwai on Monday and fell 3-2.
Logos started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 21-25, 25-11, 25-22, 15-9.
Even though they lost, Logos was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 7.8.
St. Maries' defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Logos, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
St. Maries beat Logos 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Maries since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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