The St. Brendan Sabres will challenge the Mater Lakes Academy Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Brendan comes in on three and Mater Lakes Academy on six.
St. Brendan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Estero as St. Brendan made off with a 3-0 victory.
While St. Brendan won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Mater Lakes Academy got the win against LaBelle on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-19, 25-15.
Mater Lakes Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Abbie Vazquez, who had 19 digs and two aces, and Antonella Maldonado, who had nine digs and 21 assists. Vazquez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Brendan's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10. As for Mater Lakes Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-10.
St. Brendan was able to grind out a solid win over Mater Lakes Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Brendan since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps