South Plantation hasn't had much luck against St. Thomas Aquinas recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The South Plantation Paladins will play host again on Thursday to welcome the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders, where is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, South Plantation got the win against Pompano Beach by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant South Plantation was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-16, 25-15.
Cyan Long was the offensive standout of the game as she had 18 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
South Plantation was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas made easy work of Stoneman Douglas on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-16, 25-22.
Among those leading the charge was Tameary Wardlaw, who had 12 digs.
South Plantation pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: South Plantation has serving mastered this season, having averaged 14 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas Aquinas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Plantation might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from St. Thomas Aquinas when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wardlaw, who had 19 digs and three aces. Now that South Plantation knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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