St. Paul Catholic has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons challenges the Academy of Science and Innovation Ravens at 6:15 p.m.
St. Paul Catholic came up short against Holy Cross on Friday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-13, 25-7.
Meanwhile, Academy of Science and Innovation had already won 11 in a row and they went ahead and made it 12 on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Owls 3-2.
Academy of Science and Innovation took Hartford Public into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 17-25, 15-10.
Academy of Science and Innovation had a senior duo take command as Patrina McHugh had a kill and 27 assists and Madison Ramos had 16 digs and two aces. Ramos is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Paul Catholic dropped their record down to 9-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Academy of Science and Innovation, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: St. Paul Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Academy of Science and Innovation struggles in that department as they've been averaging 19.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Paul Catholic's way against Academy of Science and Innovation in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as St. Paul Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. Will St. Paul Catholic repeat their success, or does Academy of Science and Innovation have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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