Leesville Road has won three straight games at home, while Cardinal Gibbons has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Leesville Road got the win against Enloe by a conclusive 3-0.
Leesville Road's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Enloe between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 28-17.
Among those leading the charge was Emily Mauro, who had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons made easy work of Sanderson on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cardinal Gibbons was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-10, 25-8.
Among those leading the charge was Alina Ryan, who had 13 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Cardinal Gibbons 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 eight aces in five consecutive games.
Leesville Road is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Leesville Road has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Gibbons 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.
Leesville Road might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Cardinal Gibbons in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Leesville Road avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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