St. Pius X Catholic has gone 3-0 against Druid Hills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Druid Hills Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, St. Pius X Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over North Springs, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Pius X Catholic was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13.
St. Pius X Catholic found their leader in underclassman Eveliina Campbell, who had two aces and 12 assists. That's the most aces Campbell has posted in her last nine matchups.
Meanwhile, Druid Hills waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 2-0.
Druid Hills was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Tucker squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-9.
Druid Hills' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kassidy Manning, who had four aces, and Caroline Rogers, who had five kills and two aces. Manning is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Druid Hills 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 11 aces in three consecutive games.
St. Pius X Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-19 record this season. As for Druid Hills, they pushed their record up to 26-14 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: St. Pius X Catholic has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Druid Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Pius X Catholic beat Druid Hills 2-0 in their previous meeting last Monday. Does St. Pius X Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Druid Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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