The Independence Blue Devils will square off against the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Independence had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Trinity on Tuesday. The Blue Devils blew past the Trojans 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Independence took every set by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-10, 25-8.
Julia Jurkiewicz had an outrageously good game as she had 21 assists and six aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Padua Franciscan came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 11 straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Blue Streaks.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Padua Franciscan was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.
Independence's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Padua Franciscan, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Independence skirted past Padua Franciscan 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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