St. Stephen's Episcopal has gone 8-2 against St. Andrew recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans will welcome the St. Andrew's Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. St. Stephen's Episcopal is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
On Saturday, St. Stephen's Episcopal didn't have quite enough to beat Greenhill and fell 3-2. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hornets 25-21 in the first set.
St. Stephen's Episcopal took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-19, 26-28, 25-18, 16-14.
Even though they lost, St. Stephen's Episcopal 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 eight aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's came up short against Oakridge on October 4th and fell 3-1. The Highlanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Andrew's was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Oakridge work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 20-25, 25-14, 25-14.
St. Stephen's Episcopal's loss dropped their record down to 6-22. As for St. Andrew's, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: St. Stephen's Episcopal has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Andrew's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Stephen's Episcopal's way against St. Andrew's in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as St. Stephen's Episcopal made off with a 3-0 victory. Does St. Stephen's Episcopal have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Andrew's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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