St. Paul Lutheran hasn't had much luck against Herculaneum recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The St. Paul Lutheran Giants' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Herculaneum Black Cats at 5:30 p.m. Herculaneum took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Paul Lutheran, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, St. Paul Lutheran got the win against Kingston by a conclusive 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Giants have posted against the Cougars since September 20, 2021.
A big factor in the win was St. Paul Lutheran's feisty defense: they held Kingston to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-14.
St. Paul Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Herculaneum didn't have quite enough to beat Crystal City on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Herculaneum took Crystal City into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 20-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Despite the loss, Herculaneum got top-tier performance from Jojo Lawson, who had 16 digs and three aces.
St. Paul Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9-2 record this season. As for Herculaneum, they now have a losing record at 8-9-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: St. Paul Lutheran has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Herculaneum struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Paul Lutheran might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Herculaneum when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can St. Paul Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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