St. Francis has gone 4-0 against Del Oro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The St. Francis Troubadours will take on the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Francis is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 30th on Monday. They put the hurt on Whitney with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Troubadours.
One reason for the win was St. Francis' just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-10.
Among those leading the charge was Sydney Chow, who had four aces and three digs. Those four aces gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Malia Fat, who had ten digs.
St. Francis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Del Oro got the win against Davis Sr. on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Del Oro won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-16, 25-20.
St. Francis' victory bumped their record up to 21-10. As for Del Oro, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: St. Francis has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Del Oro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Francis' way against Del Oro in their previous matchup back in September, as St. Francis made off with a 3-0 victory. Will St. Francis repeat their success, or does Del Oro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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