Southside Christian is 1-9 against St. Joseph's Catholic since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Southside Christian Sabres will face off against the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 7:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Southside Christian came up short against Powdersville two weeks ago, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-13, 25-15.
Despite the defeat, Southside Christian saw an underclassman step up: Lila Englehart had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic and Powdersville met for a duel on Tuesday where St. Joseph's Catholic had to take the L. St. Joseph's Catholic lost 3-0 to Powdersville.
St. Joseph's Catholic was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 26-24, 25-18.
Southside Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Southside Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph's Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southside Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Joseph's Catholic when the teams last played back in September. Can Southside Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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