The Arrupe Jesuit Generals are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Alameda Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Arrupe Jesuit will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating DSST: College View, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Arrupe Jesuit blew past DSST: College View 3-0 on Friday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Arrupe Jesuit was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-5.
Alexia Perea was nothing short of spectacular: she had 13 aces, five digs, and two kills. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Kennedy, who had four kills, four aces, and a block.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Alameda sidestepped The Pinnacle for a 3-2 victory.
Alameda wouldn't go down easily and took The Pinnacle into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-23, 22-25, 17-25, 15-7.
Denise Valerio went supernova for Alameda, getting ten kills, ten digs, and five aces. Valerio is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served five or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Danae Palma, who had eight digs, five aces, and three kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Alameda was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Arrupe Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Alameda, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Arrupe Jesuit has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Alameda struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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