St. Laurence is 0-3 against Mother McAuley since August of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. The St. Laurence Vikings will square off against the Mother McAuley Mighty Macs at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, St. Laurence was able to grind out a solid victory over Homewood-Flossmoor, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Laurence.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Laurence took both sets by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-16.
Natalie Martinez had a dynamite game for St. Laurence, getting 16 digs and three aces. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mother McAuley is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Magnificat. Mother McAuley came out on top in a nail-biter against Magnificat , sneaking past 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Mother McAuley who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 20-25, 25-18.
Mother McAuley's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sydney Buchanan, who had 23 kills and 11 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Abbey Williams, who had 18 digs and ten kills.
Mother McAuley kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least six blocks in 14 consecutive matchups.
St. Laurence's record now sits at 10-3. As for Mother McAuley, their record now sits at 12-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: St. Laurence has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Mother McAuley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Laurence came up short against Mother McAuley in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can St. Laurence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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