St. Paul has gone 8-2 against South Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. Paul Flyers will be staying on the road to face off against the South Central Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, St. Paul earned a 2-0 win over Fort Recovery.
St. Paul didn't let Fort Recovery take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 29-27.
St. Paul relied on the efforts of Lily Cuturic, who had 13 digs, and Sydney Wurzel, who had seven digs. Cuturic is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, South Central hadn't done well against Wynford recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. South Central put the hurt on Wynford with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 25-20.
South Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ana Milavec, who had seven digs and two aces, and Bry Lopez, who had ten digs.
She wasn't the only good server: South Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
St. Paul pushed their record up to 12-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for South Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: St. Paul has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like South Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Paul's way against South Central when the teams last played on September 5th, as St. Paul made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Paul 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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