The St. Louis University Junior Bills will head out to square off against the Lindbergh Flyers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
St. Louis University is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Kirkwood, who was ranked 17th at the time (St. Louis University was ranked fourth). The Junior Bills were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Pioneers on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Junior Bills.
St. Louis University never let Kirkwood on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-23, 25-18.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Lindbergh rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Flyers, who have now won eight matchups in a row.
One reason for the win was Lindbergh's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 25-15.
Lindbergh found their leader in sophomore Alex Ahrens, who had ten digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Ahrens is now averaging an impressive 12.4 assists per game.
Lindbergh pushed their record up to 29-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Louis University, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.
St. Louis University skirted past Lindbergh 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Junior Bills since the team 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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