Seymour is 10-0 against St. Paul Catholic since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Seymour Wildcats will play host again on Saturday to welcome the St. Paul Catholic Falcons, where the match is scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Seymour will be strutting in after a victory while St. Paul Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, Seymour made easy work of Naugatuck and carried off a 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: Naugatuck scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-16.
Seymour can attribute much of their success to Kenzie Ohayre, who had 18 digs. Ohayre is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Seymour was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 36 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Paul Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Torrington on Thursday and fell 3-2. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 25-21 in the first set.
St. Paul Catholic actually scored more points across those five sets (101-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 9-25, 25-18, 15-13.
Seymour pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for St. Paul Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Seymour has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 16 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Paul Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Seymour took their victory against St. Paul Catholic in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. Will Seymour repeat their success, or does St. Paul Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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