The Mater Dei Knights are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Carlinville Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m.
Mater Dei is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Breese Central by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-0.
While Mater Dei might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Breese Central scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12.
Mater Dei couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.1% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Meanwhile, Carlinville beat Pana 2-0 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
Carlinville easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-12.
Mater Dei's record now sits at 33-3. As for Carlinville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 28-7-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Mater Dei has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Carlinville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mater Dei was able to grind out a solid victory over Carlinville when the teams last played back in September of 2016, winning 2-0. Does Mater Dei have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carlinville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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