After three games on the road, Bloomfield is heading back home. They will host the St. John Fighting Herald at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Bloomfield came up short against Harding on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Bloomfield was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 27-25, 25-11.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tessa Gwinn, who had 15 digs and five kills. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Doll, who had 18 digs and three kills.
Meanwhile, St. John put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Mathews 3-0.
While St. John won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-22, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Alexa Jordan, who had 13 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: St. John was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Bloomfield's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for St. John, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Bloomfield has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like St. John struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bloomfield might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. John when the teams last played back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jordan, who had 19 digs. Now that Bloomfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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