The Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers will head out to challenge the St. John's Cadets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Archbishop Spalding is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
On Wednesday, everything went Archbishop Spalding's way against Connelly School of the Holy Child as Archbishop Spalding made off with a 3-0 victory.
Archbishop Spalding's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Connelly School of the Holy Child between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 25-17.
Milla Danek and Lilly Patrick were among the main playmakers for Archbishop Spalding as the former had three digs, three aces, and a block and the latter had 11 digs. Danek has been hot recently, having also posted 16 or more assists the last nine times she's played.
Meanwhile, St. John's is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop O'Connell. St. John's took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop O'Connell. The defeat continues a trend for the Cadets in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.
While St. John's ultimately came up short, they really made Bishop O'Connell work, particularly in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 26-24.
Despite the loss, St. John's had strong showings from Erin Carmody, who had seven digs and three aces, and Racquel Frazier, who had 11 kills and 11 digs. That's the most aces Carmody has posted in her last nine matchups.
Even though they lost, St. John's kept the net locked down and finished the game with 17 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in five consecutive games.
Archbishop Spalding is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for St. John's, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Archbishop Spalding hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.8 blocks per game. However, it's not like St. John's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Archbishop Spalding might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. John's in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Archbishop Spalding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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