The St. Anthony Bulldogs will face off against the North Clay Cardinals on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Anthony has 13 straight wins, North Clay has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Monday, St. Anthony was able to grind out a solid victory over Vandalia, taking the game 2-0.
St. Anthony not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Vandalia between 15 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15.
Cara Hatton was her usual excellent self, getting 11 kills, seven digs, two solo blocks, and two aces. Claire Kinkelaar was another key player, getting 13 digs.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when North Clay took on Oblong on Tuesday. The Cardinals fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, North Clay sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final set scores came out to 25-21, 18-25, 25-21.
North Clay has now lost nine of their last 10 games on the road. That's part of the reason why they have an 8-20 record this season. As for St. Anthony, they have now won 12 of their last 13 games on the road. That's helped them to a 26-3 record this season.
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