St. Thomas Aquinas is 6-0 against South Plantation since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders are on the road again to play the South Plantation Paladins at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, St. Thomas Aquinas made easy work of Stoneman Douglas and carried off a 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 25-16, 25-22.
St. Thomas Aquinas can attribute much of their success to Tameary Wardlaw, who had 12 digs. Wardlaw is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, South Plantation entered their tilt with Pompano Beach on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Golden Tornadoes.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant South Plantation was: they took every set by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Cyan Long, who had 18 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South Plantation was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive contests.
St. Thomas Aquinas has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for South Plantation, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: St. Thomas Aquinas hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.8 blocks per game. However, it's not like South Plantation struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Thomas Aquinas' way against South Plantation in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as St. Thomas Aquinas made off with a 3-0 victory. Will St. Thomas Aquinas repeat their success, or does South Plantation have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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