The St. Stephens Indians will face off against the Foard Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Stephens is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Wednesday, everything went St. Stephens' way against Statesville as St. Stephens made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Stephens was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-8, 25-12.
St. Stephens got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kennedy Blevins out in front who had five digs and 26 assists. Blevins has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more assists the last 13 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Natalie Escamilla, who had seven digs and four aces.
St. Stephens couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Foard lost 3-0 to Hickory on Wednesday. The Tigers have struggled against the Red Tornadoes recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While Foard was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Hickory's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 25-23.
St. Stephens now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Foard, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
St. Stephens was able to grind out a solid win over Foard in their previous matchup on September 5th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Stephens 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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