Padua Franciscan is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Lake Catholic is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Padua Franciscan Bruins will welcome the Lake Catholic Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Padua Franciscan's way against Beaumont School as Padua Franciscan made off with a 3-0 victory.
Padua Franciscan walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-19.
Padua Franciscan found their leader in underclassman Giulia Reginelli, who had 14 digs. Reginelli is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lake Catholic duked it out withElyria Catholic on Tuesday. Lake Catholic was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Elyria Catholic.
Lake Catholic was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-13, 25-19.
Lake Catholic can attribute much of their success to Julia Oster, who had 27 digs, five aces, and a kill. With that strong performance, Oster is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game.
Padua Franciscan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Lake Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Padua Franciscan has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Lake Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Padua Franciscan might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Lake Catholic in their previous matchup back in September. Will Padua Franciscan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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