The Altoona Railroaders will challenge the St. Croix Falls Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Altoona is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Altoona is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Croix Central , sneaking past 3-2.
Altoona was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 22-25, 16-25, 25-17, 15-12.
Autumn Phan went supernova for Altoona, getting seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Phan has posted in her last seven games.
Altoona was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are 5-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, St. Croix Falls beat Osceola 3-1 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
St. Croix Falls had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 28-30, 25-23, 25-17, 25-22.
Altoona pushed their record up to 25-13 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for St. Croix Falls, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Altoona has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Croix Falls struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Altoona skirted past St. Croix Falls 2-1 when the teams last played back in August of 2016. Does Altoona have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Croix Falls turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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