The St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans will challenge the St. Andrew's Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Stephen's Episcopal has five straight wins, St. Andrew's has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
St. Stephen's Episcopal is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: The Awty International, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (St. Stephen's Episcopal was ranked fourth). Everything went St. Stephen's Episcopal's way against The Awty International on Friday as St. Stephen's Episcopal made off with a 3-0 victory.
St. Stephen's Episcopal never let The Awty International on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13, 27-25.
St. Stephen's Episcopal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's lost 3-0 to St. Stephen's Episcopal on October 2nd.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-11.
St. Stephen's Episcopal's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for St. Andrew's, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: St. Stephen's Episcopal has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Andrew's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Stephen's Episcopal's way against St. Andrew's when the teams last played on October 2nd, as St. Stephen's Episcopal made off with a 3-0 victory. Will St. Stephen's Episcopal repeat their success, or does St. Andrew's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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