The St. Paul Lutheran Giants will square off against the Eagle Ridge Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Paul Lutheran took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Marquand-Zion.
One reason for the win was St. Paul Lutheran's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-11.
St. Paul Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Eagle Ridge Christian waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Titan 3-0.
Eagle Ridge Christian's got stronger as the match went on, holding Thomas Jefferson School to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-7, 25-4.
Eagle Ridge Christian relied on the efforts of Lydia Hester, who had four aces and three digs, and Jordahn Cook, who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hester has posted since back in October of 2023.
St. Paul Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 6-11-2. As for Eagle Ridge Christian, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: St. Paul Lutheran has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Eagle Ridge Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Paul Lutheran came out on top in a nail-biter against Eagle Ridge Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will St. Paul Lutheran repeat their success, or does Eagle Ridge Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
