Meadowbrook Academy is 0-10 against St. John Lutheran since August of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Meadowbrook Academy Mustangs will challenge the St. John Lutheran Saints at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Meadowbrook Academy sitting on seven straight victories and St. John Lutheran on five.
Meadowbrook Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Seven Rivers Christian with a sharp 3-0 win.
Meadowbrook Academy walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-9, 25-23.
Meadowbrook Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, everything went St. John Lutheran's way against Redeemer Christian on Tuesday as St. John Lutheran made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. John Lutheran was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-8, 25-10.
Among those leading the charge was Payton Nazzari, who had 15 digs. She 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.
Meadowbrook Academy's victory bumped their record up to 20-1. As for St. John Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Meadowbrook Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 17.6 aces per game. However, it's not like St. John Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Meadowbrook Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. John Lutheran in their previous matchup back in September. Can Meadowbrook Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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