St. Mary's Dominican will stay at home for another game and welcome the Mt. Carmel Cubs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Mary's Dominican is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Metairie Park Country Day, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (St. Mary's Dominican was ranked sixth). St. Mary's Dominican came out on top against Metairie Park Country Day by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 21-25, 25-22, 27-25.
St. Mary's Dominican's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lauren Pipitone, who had 36 digs. Pipitone is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aurore Tortorich, who had 17 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Chipmunks.
Mt. Carmel had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-11, 25-14, 25-13.
St. Mary's Dominican pushed their record up to 24-7 with the victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mt. Carmel, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: St. Mary's Dominican has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Mt. Carmel 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. Mary's Dominican was able to grind out a solid win over Mt. Carmel when the teams last played last Wednesday, winning 3-1. Will St. Mary's Dominican repeat their success, or does Mt. Carmel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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