The St. Mary's Academy Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Strasburg Indians at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Last Tuesday, St. Mary's Academy made easy work of Arrupe Jesuit and carried off a 3-0 win.
St. Mary's Academy's got stronger as the match went on, holding Arrupe Jesuit to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-20, 25-14.
St. Mary's Academy relied on the efforts of Al Hernandez, who had 13 digs, and Ellie White, who had five digs.
St. Mary's Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Strasburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Wiggins on Thursday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Strasburg had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-21.
St. Mary's Academy pushed their record up to 12-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Strasburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: St. Mary's Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Strasburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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