The St. John's Catholic Prep Vikings will square off against the St. Paul's Girls Gators at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. St. John's Catholic Prep will be strutting in after a victory while St. Paul's Girls will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, St. John's Catholic Prep got the win against Varsity Opponent by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. John's Catholic Prep took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-12.
St. John's Catholic Prep's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Serena Treadwell, who hit 100% for six killsnine digs, eight aces, and a block, and Josie Patil, who had five digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Patil a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, St. Paul's Girls entered their matchup against Glenelg Country on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Paul's Girls took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Glenelg Country. It was the first time this season that the Gators let down their fans at home.
St. Paul's Girls started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-20.
Despite the loss, St. Paul's Girls saw an underclassman step up: Sarah Lim had 12 digs and two aces. Those 12 digs set a new season-high mark for Lim.
Even though they lost, St. Paul's Girls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive contests.
St. John's Catholic Prep's win bumped their record up to 11-7. As for St. Paul's Girls, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: St. John's Catholic Prep has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Paul's Girls struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. John's Catholic Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Paul's Girls in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does St. John's Catholic Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Paul's Girls turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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