After eight games on the road, Pembroke Hill is heading back home. They will welcome the St. Michael the Archangel Guardians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are at an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long.
Pembroke Hill and Smithville met for a duel on Saturday where Pembroke Hill prevailed. Pembroke Hill narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Smithville 2-1.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (65-64) Pembroke Hill actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-21, 25-19.
Pembroke Hill found their leader in underclassman Lochlar O'Bleness, who had 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces O'Bleness has posted in her last nine contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel Janes, who had two aces and 15 assists.
Pembroke Hill 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 five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Michael the Archangel had already won 12 in a row and they went ahead and made it 13 on Thursday. They blew past the Knights 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Michael the Archangel was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-7, 25-9.
Pembroke Hill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12-4 record this season. As for St. Michael the Archangel, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Pembroke Hill might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. Michael the Archangel when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Michael the Archangel's Katie Vargo, who had 19 digs and three aces. Now that Pembroke Hill knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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