Volleyball Preview: Nantucket Whalers vs. St. John Paul II Lions
Nantucket is 9-1 against St. John Paul II since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Nantucket Whalers will be staying on the road to face off against the St. John Paul II Lions at 4:30 p.m.
Nantucket is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Frontier Regional just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Hawks. The Whalers haven't had much luck with the Red Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Frontier Regional scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-18, 20-25, 25-20, 25-17.
Sturgis West typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday St. John Paul II proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a set and slipped past the Navigators 3-2.
St. John Paul II had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-16, 15-12.
St. John Paul II was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive contests.
Nantucket's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for St. John Paul II, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Nantucket beat St. John Paul II 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nantucket since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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