The St. Joseph Cadets will face off against the East Lyme Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Waterbury Career Academy.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-6, 25-16.
Olivia Pason went supernova for St. Joseph, getting three digs and 36 assists. Pason is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 13 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Maddy DeRosa, who had five aces.
St. Joseph couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 54.8% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, East Lyme faced Woodstock Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Wednesday. East Lyme walked away with a 3-1 win over Woodstock Academy.
While East Lyme might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Woodstock Academy scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-23, 14-25, 25-21.
East Lyme has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for St. Joseph, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: St. Joseph has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like East Lyme struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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