The Lakota East Thunderhawks will challenge the St. Xavier Bombers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lakota East comes in on 14 and St. Xavier on three.
Lakota East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Milford 3-0.
Lakota East can attribute much of their success to Carson Berling, who had seven digs and seven aces.
They weren't the only good server: Lakota East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier got the win against Fairfield on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
Lakota East better keep an eye on Luke Sorce. He was instrumental in St. Xavier's win, getting seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Sorce has posted over his last seven matchups. Jacob Kreuzer also deserves some recognition as he had his first digs of the season.
Lakota East's record is now 22-2. As for St. Xavier, their win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Lakota East has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Xavier struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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