St. Michael is on a 18-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while West Las Vegas is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Michael's Horsemen will welcome the West Las Vegas Dons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went St. Michael's way against Santa Fe Indian as St. Michael's made off with a 3-0 victory.
St. Michael's got stronger as the match went on, holding Santa Fe Indian to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-15.
St. Michael's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, West Las Vegas hadn't done well against Robertson recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. West Las Vegas came out on top against Robertson by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 26-24, 22-25, 25-20.
St. Michael's is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for West Las Vegas, their win bumped their record up to 16-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: St. Michael's has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like West Las Vegas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Michael's way against West Las Vegas in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as St. Michael's made off with a 3-0 victory. Will St. Michael's repeat their success, or does West Las Vegas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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