The St. Thomas More Cavaliers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the St. Catherine's Angels at 6:30 p.m. St. Catherine's took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Thomas More, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, everything went St. Thomas More's way against Racine Lutheran as St. Thomas More made off with a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Racine Lutheran scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 25-16.
St. Thomas More was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, St. Catherine's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nicolet.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-11.
St. Thomas More pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Catherine's, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: St. Thomas More has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Catherine's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Thomas More's way against St. Catherine's in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as St. Thomas More made off with a 3-0 win. 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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