After both having extra time off, the St. Clair Bulldogs and the Pacific Indians will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, St. Clair got the win against St. James by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Clair took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-3, 25-8.
Kaitlynn Van De Wiele had an outrageously good game as she had 12 aces and six digs. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Clair couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 54.1% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 26.5% earlier this season, but in their last ten matches they've averaged 35.4%.
Meanwhile, Pacific entered their tilt with New Haven on Thursday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Shamrocks.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-10, 25-20.
St. Clair's win bumped their record up to 18-10-3. As for Pacific, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5-1.
St. Clair came up short against Pacific in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can St. Clair avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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