San Antonio Christian is 8-2 against Saint Mary's Hall since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The San Antonio Christian Lions will face off against the Saint Mary's Hall Barons at 6:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
On Thursday, San Antonio Christian made easy work of St. Augustine and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
San Antonio Christian walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-17, 25-16.
San Antonio Christian relied on the efforts of Sydney Smith, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Isabella Carvajal, who had two aces. That's the most aces Carvajal has posted in her last six games.
San Antonio Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Saint Mary's Hall got the win against Providence Catholic last Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Saint Mary's Hall's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Providence Catholic to exactly 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Saint Mary's Hall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Breanna Benavides, who had 17 digs and six aces. Benavides is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 24 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Devika Patel, who had 11 digs.
San Antonio Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-17 record this season. As for Saint Mary's Hall, their win bumped their record up to 15-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: San Antonio Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Saint Mary's Hall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
San Antonio Christian beat Saint Mary's Hall 3-1 in their previous meeting on October 3rd. Will San Antonio Christian repeat their success, or does Saint Mary's Hall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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