The Northland Prep Academy Spartans will take on the St. Johns Redskins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Northland Prep Academy sitting on three straight victories and St. Johns on eight.
On Tuesday, Northland Prep Academy made easy work of Hopi and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Northland Prep Academy took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-12, 25-9.
Northland Prep Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Malia Turner, who had ten digs and two aces, and Makenna Murphy, who had eight aces, a kill, and 25 assists. Those eight aces gave Murphy a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Northland Prep Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Johns got the win against Valley on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
While St. Johns won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-22.
Kaylee Pulsipher went supernova for St. Johns, getting 16 digs and eight aces. Pulsipher is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Northland Prep Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for St. Johns, they pushed their record up to 15-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Northland Prep Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Johns struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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