Apache Junction hasn't had much luck against Seton Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Apache Junction Prospectors will look to defend their home court against the Seton Catholic Sentinels at 6:00 p.m.
Apache Junction is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Florence just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 3-0 to the Gophers.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Seton Catholic entered their tilt with Odyssey Institute on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Minotaur 3-0.
While Seton Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-9, 25-22.
Seton Catholic can attribute much of their success to Maddi Morrisey, who had five digs, three aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Morrisey has posted in her last ten contests.
Seton Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matchups.
Apache Junction's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Seton Catholic, they pushed their record up to 19-11 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Apache Junction has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Seton Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Apache Junction suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Seton Catholic when the teams last played on October 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Seton Catholic's Rylan Keane, who had 16 kills, four digs, and three aces. Now that Apache Junction knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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