The Lake Catholic Cougars will challenge the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Padua Franciscan is hoping to do what Elyria Catholic couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Lake Catholic's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Lake Catholic put the hurt on Elyria Catholic with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Lake Catholic was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-13, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Julia Oster, who had 27 digs, five aces, and a kill. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game.
Meanwhile, Padua Franciscan got the win against Beaumont School on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bruins.
Padua Franciscan walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 25-19.
Padua Franciscan found their leader in underclassman Giulia Reginelli, who had 14 digs. Reginelli has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Lake Catholic pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Padua Franciscan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Lake Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Padua Franciscan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Lake Catholic's way against Padua Franciscan in their previous meeting back in September, as Lake Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Catholic 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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