The St. Paul's Girls Gators are taking a road trip to take on the St. John's Catholic Prep Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Paul's Girls is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
St. Paul's Girls will head out to face St. John's Catholic Prep after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. St. Paul's Girls took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Glenelg Country. While the Gators didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Dragons 25-17 in the first period.
St. Paul's Girls started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, St. Paul's Girls saw an underclassman step up: Sarah Lim had 12 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Lim a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, St. Paul's Girls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. John's Catholic Prep got the win against Varsity Opponent on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. John's Catholic Prep was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-12, 25-12.
Serena Treadwell and Josie Patil were among the main playmakers for St. John's Catholic Prep as the former hit 100% for six killsnine digs, eight aces, and a block and the latter had five digs and two aces. Treadwell is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Paul's Girls' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5. As for St. John's Catholic Prep, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: St. Paul's Girls has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.2 aces per game. However, it's not like St. John's Catholic Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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