The St. Teresa's Academy Stars are on the road again on Thursday to play the Pleasant Hill Roosters/Chicks at 6:30 p.m.
St. Teresa's Academy is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since October 5, 2023 on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Blue Valley West.
St. Teresa's Academy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Hill entered their tilt with Center on Tuesday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Yellowjackets.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pleasant Hill was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-9, 25-11.
Pleasant Hill can attribute much of their success to Haley Dimarco, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Dimarco has posted in her last 13 games.
Pleasant Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matches.
St. Teresa's Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Pleasant Hill, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-7.
St. Teresa's Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Pleasant Hill when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Teresa's Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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