After both having extra time off, the Incarnate Word Shamrocks and the Savio Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Incarnate Word is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Antonian Prep just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Apaches by a score of 3-2.
Incarnate Word took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-16, 27-29, 23-25, 26-24, 15-6.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Savio's good fortune finally ran out last Tuesday. They came up short against St. Michael's, falling 3-0. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-17.
Incarnate Word's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-12. As for Savio, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5.
Incarnate Word beat Savio 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Incarnate Word 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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