Southport hasn't had much luck against Roncalli recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Cardinals will take on the Royals in a tournament on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
It was a classic North v. South duel when Southport challenged Lawrence North on Thursday. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Daniel Ding Sa
| 04/24/25 vs Lawrence North | 9 |
| 04/23/25 vs Lawrence Central | 1 |
| 04/21/25 vs Roncalli | 5 |
| 04/19/25 vs New Palestine | 5 |
| 04/19/25 vs Plainfield | 1 |
| + 6 more games |
Daniel Ding Sa and Isaiah Martinez-Roseman were among the main playmakers for Southport as the former had nine digs and one assist and the latter had nine digs. That's the most digs Ding Sa has posted over his last 11 matches. Moses Beimolai also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assists of the season.
Meanwhile, Roncalli waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Falcons 3-0.
Roncalli's got stronger as the match went on, holding Perry Meridian to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-18, 25-10.
The victory got Southport back to even at 9-9. As for Roncalli, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Southport has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Roncalli struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southport suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Roncalli when the teams last played on Monday. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
