West Las Vegas hasn't had much luck against St. Michael recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The West Las Vegas Dons will venture away from home to square off against the St. Michael's Horsemen at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Las Vegas comes in on 13 and St. Michael's on three.
West Las Vegas will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Robertson, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. West Las Vegas walked away with a 3-1 victory over Robertson on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-22, 26-24, 22-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, St. Michael's got the win against Santa Fe Indian on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
St. Michael's got stronger as the match went on, holding Santa Fe Indian to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-15.
St. Michael's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
West Las Vegas' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for St. Michael's, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: West Las Vegas has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.9 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Michael's 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.
West Las Vegas might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. Michael's when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can West Las Vegas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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