Lourdes Academy has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Chiles Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Lourdes Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Port Charlotte.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lourdes Academy was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-7, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Chiles waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 20 straight wins... but they left with 21. They put the hurt on the Bulls with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-7, 25-18.
Chiles' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Natalie Gibson, who had 12 digs, two kills, and 41 assists, and Holly Sanders, who had 17 digs and a kill. Gibson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 12 games she's played.
Chiles couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.6% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 25.8% earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 35%.
Chiles pushed their record up to 24-1 with the victory, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lourdes Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-8 record this season.
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