After both having extra time off, the North Oldham Mustangs and the St. Xavier Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, North Oldham got the win against Eastern by a conclusive 3-0.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier waltzed into their game last Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Crimsons.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-6, 25-12.
North Oldham better focus on containing Josh Walsh and Brendan Edelen as the pair were huge in St. Xavier's win. Walsh had 12 assists and three aces, while Edelen had nine digs and one assist. Those nine digs gave Edelen a new career-high. Briley Codey also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
St. Xavier was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
North Oldham is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for St. Xavier, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
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