The Platte County Pirates and the St. Pius X Lancers are set to duel on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Platte County comes in on four and St. Pius X on 15.
Platte County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past Notre Dame de Sion 3-2.
Platte County took Notre Dame de Sion into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 15-10.
Giavanna Derose went supernova for Platte County, getting 30 digs. Derose has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X beat Farmington 3-1 on Saturday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-16, 18-25, 25-21.
Platte County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11-1 record this season. As for St. Pius X, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 35-2-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Platte County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Pius X struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. 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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