The St. Pius X Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the Nerinx Hall Markers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. Pius X sitting on five straight victories and Nerinx Hall on three.
Last Thursday, everything went St. Pius X's way against St. Joseph's Academy as St. Pius X made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-21, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Nerinx Hall got the win against Visitation Academy on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-10, 25-20.
Nerinx Hall 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 ten aces in three consecutive games.
St. Pius X pushed their record up to 25-2-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Nerinx Hall, the win got them back to even at 11-11-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: St. Pius X has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Nerinx Hall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Pius X was able to grind out a solid victory over Nerinx Hall in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. Will St. Pius X repeat their success, or does Nerinx Hall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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