The Warde Mustangs will face off against the St. Joseph Cadets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Joseph is hoping to do what Bristol Central couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Warde's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Warde put the hurt on Bristol Central with a sharp 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 25-17, 25-20.
Warde can attribute much of their success to Kayla Huynh, who had 20 digs, and Elizabeth Zichil, who had 16 digs.
Warde kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least six blocks in 19 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Joseph's way against Sheehan on Saturday as St. Joseph made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cadets.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant St. Joseph was: they took every set by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-12, 25-17.
Warde's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for St. Joseph, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Warde has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Warde was able to grind out a solid win over St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Warde repeat their success, or does St. Joseph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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