The St. Vincent's Saints are taking a road trip to take on the Savannah Christian Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
St. Vincent's barely beat Savannah Country Day the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Saints blew past the Hornets 3-0 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
St. Vincent's was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Savannah Christian got the win against Bryan County on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Redskins recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-8, 25-16.
Savannah Christian's win came from a few key players St. Vincent's will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carinne Cason, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces she has posted over her last 13 matches. Another player making a difference was Heidi Henninger, who had eight digs and five aces.
Savannah Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive contests.
St. Vincent's record now sits at 32-10. As for Savannah Christian, their record is now 27-10.
St. Vincent's beat Savannah Christian 2-0 when the teams last played last Saturday. Do the Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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