St. Michael has won 13 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Antonian Prep has won 13 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Warriors will welcome the Apaches at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, St. Michael's was able to grind out a solid win over TMI-Episcopal, taking the game 3-1.
St. Michael's had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Antonian Prep made easy work of Incarnate Word on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Antonian Prep's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 25-6.
Antonian Prep's win came from a few key players St. Michael's will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Addison Rivera, who had six aces and five digs. Those five digs gave her a new career-high. Camilla Serna was another key player, getting 20 assists and four digs.
Antonian Prep's win bumped their record up to 36-13. As for St. Michael's, their victory bumped their record up to 30-10-1.
St. Michael's suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Antonian Prep in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Serna, who had 19 assists and 13 digs. Now that the Warriors know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
