After both having extra time off, the Cathedral Catholic Dons and the San Dieguito Academy Mustangs will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cathedral Catholic is coming into the match hot, having won their last 16 games.
Cathedral Catholic is returning to their home court after beating Christian on theirs, despite the fact Christian has dominated at home this season. Cathedral Catholic was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Christian on Thursday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cathedral Catholic was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-10.
Cathedral Catholic can attribute much of their success to Lauren Hanson, who had three digs and two aces, and Maya Evens, who had 17 digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Hanson has posted in her last 12 matchups.
Cathedral Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, San Dieguito Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Westview. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolverines 25-16 in the first set.
San Dieguito Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-22, 25-18, 26-24.
The losing side was boosted by Ellie Burr, who had 12 digs. She has been hot , having posted 12 or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Cathedral Catholic's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 39-3. As for San Dieguito Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 24-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Cathedral Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like San Dieguito Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cathedral Catholic took their victory against San Dieguito Academy in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Cathedral Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Dieguito Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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