St. Clair has gone 10-0 against St. James recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The St. Clair Bulldogs will head out to square off against the St. James Tigers at 6:30 p.m. St. Clair is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
St. Clair is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Festus just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-21 in the first set.
St. Clair started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-8.
Even though they lost, St. Clair was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. James was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 53rd straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Linn.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-6, 25-3.
St. Clair's defeat dropped their record down to 17-9-3. As for St. James, their loss dropped their record down to 0-21.
Everything went St. Clair's way against St. James in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as St. Clair made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Clair since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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