The David Anderson Blue Devils are on the road again on Thursday to play the St. John Fighting Herald at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
David Anderson can't be too worried about heading out to take on St. John: they just beat Chalker at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. David Anderson was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Chalker on Tuesday.
David Anderson's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Chalker between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, St. John put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Maplewood as St. John made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. John was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-14, 25-10.
Lizzie Ducro went supernova for St. John, getting 11 digs and seven aces. That's the most aces Ducro has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlyn Carney, who had five digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: St. John was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 24 consecutive matchups.
David Anderson's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-11. As for St. John, they pushed their record up to 24-0 with the win, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season.
David Anderson came up short against St. John when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 3-1. Can David Anderson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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