Volleyball Preview: St. Joseph's Catholic Knights vs. Southside Christian Sabres
St. Joseph's Catholic is 9-1 against Southside Christian since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. Joseph's Catholic Knights will welcome the Southside Christian Sabres at 7:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
St. Joseph's Catholic and Powdersville met for a duel on Tuesday where St. Joseph's Catholic couldn't get it done. St. Joseph's Catholic came up short against Powdersville, falling 3-0.
St. Joseph's Catholic was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Powdersville work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 26-24, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Southside Christian came up short against Powdersville two weeks ago, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-13, 25-15.
Despite the defeat, Southside Christian saw an underclassman step up: Lila Englehart had 14 digs.
St. Joseph's Catholic now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Southside Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: St. Joseph's Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Southside Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Joseph's Catholic's way against Southside Christian in their previous meeting back in September, as St. Joseph's Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. Will St. Joseph's Catholic repeat their success, or does Southside Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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