Pine has gone 8-2 against St. Edward recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pine Knights will host the St. Edward's Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pine is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since October 17, 2023 on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Jupiter Christian.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-22, 25-19.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Juliette Swan, who had 23 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelia Mitchell, who had five digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Pine was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, St. Edward's entered their matchup against Centennial on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Edward's fell just short of Centennial by a score of 3-2. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, St. Edward's sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 18-25, 25-19, 18-25, 15-12.
Pine's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for St. Edward's, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Pine has serving mastered this season, having averaged 15.3 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Edward's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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