The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish will face off against the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, St. Vincent-St. Mary beat Midview 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Irish.
The final score came out to 25-16, 20-25, 25-15, 25-13.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Padua Franciscan rose to the challenge on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Magics.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Padua Franciscan took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-6, 25-6.
Paige Stanicki went supernova for Padua Franciscan, getting nine aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Stanicki a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Giulia Reginelli, who had eight digs.
Padua Franciscan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. As for Padua Franciscan, their victory bumped their record up to 11-12.
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