St. Anthony is 9-1 against Saint Mary's Hall since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Anthony Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the Saint Mary's Hall Barons at 5:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
St. Anthony is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Joseph just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Flyers. The Yellowjackets haven't had much luck with the Flyers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
St. Anthony was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Saint Mary's Hall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against St. Augustine, falling 3-0.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 26-24, 27-25.
Despite the loss, Saint Mary's Hall saw an underclassman step up: Breanna Benavides had 24 digs and four aces. Benavides is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 19 games she's played.
Even though they lost, Saint Mary's Hall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
St. Anthony's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Saint Mary's Hall, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Everything went St. Anthony's way against Saint Mary's Hall when the teams last played back in September, as St. Anthony made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Anthony since the squad 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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