Volleyball Preview: Southside Christian Sabres vs. St. Joseph's Catholic Knights
Southside Christian is 1-9 against St. Joseph's Catholic since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Southside Christian Sabres will welcome the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Southside Christian is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Powdersville, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-6, 25-15.
Southside Christian's defeat came about despite a quality game from Caitlyn Mcdowell, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic got the win against Carolina Academy on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant St. Joseph's Catholic was: they took every set by at least 19 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-4, 25-6.
Tiffany Helmer was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Joseph's Catholic as she had 15 aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Jacques, who had six aces.
St. Joseph's Catholic couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Southside Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, the victory also got them back to even at 6-6.
Southside Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from St. Joseph's Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Southside Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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