Volleyball Preview: Nerinx Hall Markers vs. Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights
The Nerinx Hall Markers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Nerinx Hall's way against Webster Groves as Nerinx Hall made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-19, 25-21.
Nerinx Hall can attribute much of their success to Leah Stephens, who had ten digs. Stephens is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Incarnate Word Academy faced Jackson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Incarnate Word Academy was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Jackson. The victory was familiar territory for the Red Knights who have now won three games in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 26-24, 25-19.
Ally Fuchs had an outrageously good game as she had 30 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Schaeffer, who had nine digs.
Nerinx Hall has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Incarnate Word Academy, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Nerinx Hall has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Incarnate Word Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Nerinx Hall came up short against Incarnate Word Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Nerinx Hall avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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