Celebration and St. Cloud are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2021, but not for long. The Storm will take on the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Celebration took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against Poinciana, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Storm sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Eagles on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Storm have posted since March 12th.
Davi Jardim
| 04/08/25 vs Poinciana | 19 |
| 04/02/25 @ Gateway | 10 |
| 04/01/25 @ Ridge Community | 11 |
| 03/31/25 @ Poinciana Christian Preparatory | 13 |
| 03/28/25 vs Forest | 7 |
| 03/27/25 vs Ridge Community | 19 |
Celebration can attribute much of their success to Davi Jardim, who had 19 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Jardim has posted over his last six matchups.
Celebration was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, St. Cloud played in-conference for the first time on Tuesday and got just the result they were looking for. They had just enough and edged out Harmony 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Celebration better keep an eye on Fernando Mendez Morales. He was instrumental in St. Cloud's win, getting nine digs and two aces.
The victory got St. Cloud back to even at 8-8. As for Celebration, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Celebration has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Cloud struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Celebration came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Cloud when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Storm since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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