Volleyball Preview: St. Paul Catholic Falcons vs. Seymour Wildcats
St. Paul Catholic is 0-10 against Seymour since September of 2017 but things could change on Saturday. The St. Paul Catholic Falcons are on the road again to play the Seymour Wildcats at 10:00 a.m.
On Thursday, St. Paul Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Torrington and fell 3-2. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 25-21 in the first set.
St. Paul Catholic actually scored more points across those five sets (101-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 9-25, 25-18, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Seymour waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Greyhounds with a sharp 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: Naugatuck scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-16.
Seymour can attribute much of their success to Kenzie Ohayre, who had 18 digs. Ohayre is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Seymour was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 36 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
St. Paul Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Seymour, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: St. Paul Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Seymour struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Paul Catholic suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Seymour in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can St. Paul Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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