The St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings will take on the Mount Paran Christian Eagles at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with St. Anne-Pacelli sitting on 17 straight wins and Mount Paran Christian on four.
Last Thursday, St. Anne-Pacelli got the win against Brookstone by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Anne-Pacelli took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-10, 25-13.
Among those leading the charge was Nolabelle Schoenborn, who had six aces and five digs. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Hadley Schoenborn, who had ten digs.
St. Anne-Pacelli was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mount Paran Christian beat St. Francis 2-0 on Tuesday.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Mount Paran Christian was: they took both sets by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-14.
Mount Paran Christian found their leader in underclassman Kelsie Moran, who had six digs and four aces.
St. Anne-Pacelli's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-1. As for Mount Paran Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: St. Anne-Pacelli has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Mount Paran Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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