The St. John's Cadets will square off against the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. John's is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
On Tuesday, everything went St. John's way against Elizabeth Seton as St. John's made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-18.
St. John's 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 14 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Bishop O'Connell rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 3-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Bishop O'Connell sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Bishop O'Connell was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-11, 25-17.
Bishop O'Connell can attribute much of their success to Avery Prendergast, who had five digs, three aces, and two kills, and Hannah Kotb, who had 12 digs and six aces. Prendergast is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 25 games she's played. Teodora Stamenkovic was another key player, getting ten kills and a block.
St. John's is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Bishop O'Connell, their victory bumped their record up to 23-4-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: St. John's has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12 aces per game. However, it's not like Bishop O'Connell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. John's came up short against Bishop O'Connell in their previous matchup on October 2nd, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Prendergast, who had four digs and four aces. Now that St. John's 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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