The Platte County Pirates and the St. Pius X Warriors are set to duel on Saturday. St. Pius X took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Platte County, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Platte County made easy work of Van Horn and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Platte County was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-14, 25-9.
Platte County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X didn't have quite enough to beat Truman on Saturday and fell 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, St. Pius X sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-12, 24-26, 25-11.
Platte County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11-1 record this season. As for St. Pius X, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Platte County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Pius X struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Platte County's way against St. Pius X when the teams last played back in September, as Platte County made off with a 3-0 win. Does Platte County have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Pius X turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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