Volleyball Preview: Concordia Lutheran Crusaders vs. St. John XXIII Lions
Concordia Lutheran has gone 9-1 against St. John XXIII recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Concordia Lutheran Crusaders will head out to take on the St. John XXIII Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Concordia Lutheran sitting on ten straight wins and St. John XXIII on four.
Last Thursday, Concordia Lutheran made easy work of St. Pius X and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Concordia Lutheran never let St. Pius X on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-22, 25-17.
Meanwhile, St. John XXIII was able to grind out a solid win over Village on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
St. John XXIII had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-16.
Megan Morello was a one-man wrecking crew for St. John XXIII as she had 16 digs and four aces. Morello is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Concordia Lutheran's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-14. As for St. John XXIII, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-14 record this season.
Concordia Lutheran took their win against St. John XXIII in their previous matchup on October 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Concordia Lutheran 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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