St. Pius X Catholic has won four straight games at home, while Marist has won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions will welcome the Marist War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, St. Pius X Catholic earned a 2-0 win over Dunwoody.
St. Pius X Catholic never let Dunwoody on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21.
St. Pius X Catholic relied on the efforts of Sofia Ziran, who had 12 digs, and Amber Diaz, who had eight digs.
Meanwhile, Marist was able to grind out a solid victory over Cross Keys last Tuesday, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Marist was: they took both sets by at least 21 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-1, 25-4.
Marist couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 74.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.3% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 44.1%.
St. Pius X Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-19 record this season. As for Marist, their win bumped their record up to 24-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: St. Pius X Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5 aces per game. However, it's not like Marist struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Pius X Catholic came up short against Marist in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Will St. Pius X Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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