The St. Pius X Warriors are on the road again on Saturday to play the Platte County Pirates at 1:00 p.m.
St. Pius X and Truman met for a duel on Saturday where St. Pius X had to take the L. St. Pius X fell just short of Truman by a score of 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, St. Pius X sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-12, 24-26, 25-11.
Meanwhile, everything went Platte County's way against Van Horn on Thursday as Platte County made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Platte County was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-14, 25-9.
Platte County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
St. Pius X's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-14. As for Platte County, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: St. Pius X has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Platte County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Pius X might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Platte County when the teams last played back in September. Can St. Pius X avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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