After both having extra time off, the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers and the Fairlawn Jets will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lehman Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Fairlawn will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, everything went Lehman Catholic's way against Northridge as Lehman Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
Lehman Catholic found their leader in underclassman Lilly Graham, who had six digs and three aces.
Lehman Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Fairlawn came up short against Jackson Center last Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Jets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fairlawn took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Fairlawn saw an underclassman step up: Coley Christy had 19 digs.
Lehman Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Fairlawn, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Lehman Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Fairlawn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Lehman Catholic's way against Fairlawn in their previous meeting back in August, as Lehman Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Lehman Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairlawn turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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