Volleyball Preview: Festus Tigers vs. St. Pius X Lancers
Festus hasn't had much luck against St. Pius X recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Festus Tigers will square off against the St. Pius X Lancers at 2:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Festus sitting on 13 straight victories and St. Pius X on 12.
Last Tuesday, everything went Festus' way against Rockwood Summit as Festus made off with a 3-0 win.
Festus never let Rockwood Summit on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.
Festus can attribute much of their success to Delaney Schmitt, who had seven digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X made easy work of Webster Groves on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
St. Pius X was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-11, 25-16.
St. Pius X couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.8% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in three consecutive matchups.
Festus pushed their record up to 24-5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for St. Pius X, their record is now 32-2-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Festus has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Pius X struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Festus might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from St. Pius X in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Festus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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