Volleyball Preview: St. Joseph Cadets vs. Greenwich Cardinals
St. Joseph is 2-8 against Greenwich since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Joseph Cadets will venture away from home to face off against the Greenwich Cardinals at 4:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, St. Joseph came up short against Warde and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 24-26, 25-17, 25-6.
Despite their defeat, St. Joseph saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Mckenna Stratton, who had 12 digs, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Pason, who had 22 assists.
Meanwhile, Greenwich waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-23, 25-12.
Greenwich was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive contests.
St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Greenwich, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: St. Joseph has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Greenwich struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Joseph suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Greenwich in their previous meeting last Monday. Can St. Joseph avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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