St. Charles North is 10-0 against Wheaton North since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Charles North North Stars will be staying on the road to face off against the Wheaton North Falcons at 6:00 p.m.
St. Charles North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against St. Charles East by a score of 2-0.
While St. Charles North won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-16, 26-24.
Meg Kalenowski and Erin Skidmore were among the main playmakers for St. Charles North as the former had eight digs and the latter had six digs.
Meanwhile, Wheaton North entered their tilt with Lake Park on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Lancers.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23.
Wheaton North can attribute much of their success to Aurora Zingales, who had five aces and four digs, and Emily Rochford, who had six digs. Those five aces gave Zingales a new career-high.
St. Charles North is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-6 record this season. As for Wheaton North, their win bumped their record up to 20-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: St. Charles North has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Wheaton North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Charles North beat Wheaton North 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Charles North 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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