St. Thomas More has gone 8-2 against Racine Lutheran recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The St. Thomas More Cavaliers will challenge the Racine Lutheran Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. St. Thomas More will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, St. Thomas More had just enough and edged Franklin out 3-2.
St. Thomas More was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-99), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 29-27, 25-19, 13-25, 15-11.
Among those leading the charge was Sophia Lobenhofer, who had 19 digs and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Thomas More was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Racine Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Janesville Parker on Saturday, taking the game 2-0.
Racine Lutheran was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Janesville Parker squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-11.
Racine Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Ally Rosborough, who had 13 digs and two aces.
St. Thomas More's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Racine Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: St. Thomas More has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Racine Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Thomas More skirted past Racine Lutheran 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Thomas More since the squad 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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