Volleyball Preview: Saint Viator Lions vs. Lake Forest Scouts
After three games on the road, Saint Viator is heading back home. They will welcome the Lake Forest Scouts at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Forest took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Saint Viator, who comes in off a win.
Saint Viator will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Marian Catholic, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Saint Viator had just enough and edged Marian Catholic out 2-1.
Saint Viator had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 25-6.
Saint Viator can attribute much of their success to Isabella Botero, who had four digs and 13 assists.
Saint Viator was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lake Forest didn't have quite enough to beat Deerfield on Monday and fell 2-1. The Scouts have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lake Forest started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 25-16.
Saint Viator is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Lake Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 7-20.
Saint Viator beat Lake Forest 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Saint Viator have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Forest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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