Santa Fe Catholic has been away from home for three games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Seffner Christian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Santa Fe Catholic got the win against Haines City by a conclusive 3-0.
Santa Fe Catholic's got stronger as the match went on, holding Haines City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-16, 25-15.
Santa Fe Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ajayia Hodges, who had 11 kills and 11 digs. Hodges is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Payten Donnelly, who had 11 digs and six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Santa Fe Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Seffner Christian waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Bulldogs 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-7.
Santa Fe Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Seffner Christian, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Santa Fe Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Seffner Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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