The St. John Lutheran Saints will face off against the Buchholz Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John Lutheran will be strutting in after a victory while Buchholz will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, everything went St. John Lutheran's way against Redeemer Christian as St. John Lutheran made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Saints.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. John Lutheran was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-9.
Payton Nazzari was a one-man wrecking crew for St. John Lutheran as she had 17 digs. Nazzari is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
St. John Lutheran couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Buchholz was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Santa Fe.
Buchholz was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-7, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Buchholz had strong showings from Rosy Logan, who had 14 digs, and Leila Ricks, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Ricks has posted since back in August.
St. John Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Buchholz, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: St. John Lutheran has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Buchholz struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. John Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Buchholz when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Does St. John Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Buchholz turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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