St. Joseph is 7-2 against New Canaan since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. Joseph Cadets will square off against the New Canaan Rams at 5:30 p.m. St. Joseph is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Monday, St. Joseph sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over McMahon.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (100-91) St. Joseph actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 12-25, 25-20, 14-25, 15-10.
St. Joseph found their leader in underclassman Gina Coppola, who had 20 digs. Those 20 digs set a new season-high mark for Coppola.
Meanwhile, New Canaan had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Bridgeport Central on Monday as New Canaan made off with a 3-0 win.
New Canaan never let Bridgeport Central on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-23, 25-15.
New Canaan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in seven consecutive contests.
The victory got St. Joseph back to even at 8-8. As for New Canaan, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: St. Joseph has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like New Canaan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Joseph's way against New Canaan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as St. Joseph made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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