The Mater Academy Charter Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mater Academy Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Cooper City as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Mater Academy Charter never let Cooper City on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-12, 25-17.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas had already won 12 in a row and they went ahead and made it 13 on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Thomas Aquinas took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-8, 25-10.
Mater Academy Charter better keep an eye on Adriana Medrano. She was instrumental in St. Thomas Aquinas' win, getting four digs and four aces.
St. Thomas Aquinas was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Mater Academy Charter's record now sits at 13-4. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their record is now 24-4.
Mater Academy Charter took their win against St. Thomas Aquinas when the teams last played back in November of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team 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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