St. John has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Clear Springs Chargers at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. John's will bounce into Friday's game after beating Episcopal, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. St. John's blew past Episcopal 3-0 on Thursday.
St. John's never let Episcopal on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-23.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. John's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Olivia Landahl, who had four digs and two aces. Landahl is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last five games she's played. Kiran Rio was another key player, getting 16 kills and nine digs.
Meanwhile, everything went Clear Springs' way against Clear Creek on Tuesday as Clear Springs made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
Clear Springs never let Clear Creek on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 26-24.
St. John's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Clear Springs, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: St. John's has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Clear Springs 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.
St. John's came up short against Clear Springs in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will St. John's have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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