South Plantation is 0-8 against St. Thomas Aquinas since September of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The South Plantation Paladins will venture away from home to square off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:00 p.m. South Plantation is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
South Plantation is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Mater Academy Charter 3-0.
South Plantation walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-20, 25-16.
South Plantation's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Joss Collins, who had four digs and 16 assists, and Cyan Long, who had 12 digs, five aces, and three kills. Collins has been hot , having posted 15 or more assists the last eight times she's played.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas entered their tilt with West Boca Raton on Saturday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Bulls as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
While St. Thomas Aquinas might've won, it sure wasn't easy: West Boca Raton scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-10.
St. Thomas Aquinas can attribute much of their success to Tameary Wardlaw, who had 11 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Adriana Medrano, who had six digs and two aces.
St. Thomas Aquinas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
South Plantation is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their record now sits at 19-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: South Plantation has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.2 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas Aquinas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. 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 in their previous meeting last Thursday. Can South Plantation avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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