St. Paul Catholic is 0-10 against Seymour since September of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The St. Paul Catholic Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Seymour Wildcats at 6:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with St. Paul Catholic sitting on three straight wins and Seymour on 13.
Last Thursday, St. Paul Catholic narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past New Britain 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (99-93) St. Paul Catholic actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-16, 25-23, 10-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Seymour made easy work of Wilby on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Seymour was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-19.
Seymour was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 29 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
St. Paul Catholic pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Seymour, their win bumped their record up to 13-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: St. Paul Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Seymour struggles in that department as they've been averaging 18.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Paul Catholic might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Seymour in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can St. Paul Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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