The Saint Viator Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Timothy Christian Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Saint Viator sitting on seven straight victories and Timothy Christian on 11.
Saint Viator is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since September 6th on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Marian Catholic 2-1.
Saint Viator had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-11, 25-20.
Rose Berlen was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 11 assists and four digs.
Saint Viator was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Timothy Christian beat Wheaton Academy 2-0 on Tuesday.
Timothy Christian easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21.
Saint Viator's record now sits at 21-7. As for Timothy Christian, their record is now 24-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Saint Viator has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Timothy Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Saint Viator was able to grind out a solid victory over Timothy Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
