Volleyball Preview: Antonian Prep Apaches vs. St. Michael's Warriors
Antonian Prep is 3-0 against St. Michael since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Antonian Prep Apaches will be playing at home against the St. Michael's Warriors at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Antonian Prep has seven straight wins, St. Michael's has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Antonian Prep is returning to their home court after beating Incarnate Word on theirs, despite the fact Incarnate Word has dominated at home this season. Antonian Prep blew past Incarnate Word 3-0 on Tuesday.
Antonian Prep's got stronger as the match went on, holding Incarnate Word to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-18, 25-17.
Anna Arceneaux had an outrageously good game as she had 21 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Bryant, who had six digs and 19 assists.
Meanwhile, St. Michael's came up short against Incarnate Word last Tuesday, falling 3-0.
St. Michael's was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Incarnate Word work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 28-26, 25-20.
Antonian Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-14 record this season. As for St. Michael's, their loss dropped their record down to 20-19.
Antonian Prep took their victory against St. Michael's in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Will Antonian Prep repeat their success, or does St. Michael's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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