After both having extra time off, the St. John Fighting Herald and the St. Paul Flyers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
St. John is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over David Anderson.
The victory didn't come easy: David Anderson scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-11, 25-16.
Caitlyn Carney and Lizzie Ducro were among the main playmakers for St. John as the former had 11 digs and three aces and the latter had 17 digs, two kills, and two aces. What's more, Ducro also posted a 66.7% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September.
St. John was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 19 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Paul entered their tilt with St. Joseph Central Catholic on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Crimson Streaks 3-2.
St. Paul was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (110-104), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 20-25, 15-25, 29-27, 15-10.
St. John's victory bumped their record up to 25-0. As for St. Paul, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
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