St. Thomas More has won seven straight games at home, while Bloomington Central Catholic has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The St. Thomas More Sabers will take on the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, St. Thomas More earned a 2-0 victory over Tolono Unity.
St. Thomas More easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Bloomington Central Catholic beat Paxton-Buckley-Loda 2-0 on Tuesday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bloomington Central Catholic was: they took both sets by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-5.
Bloomington Central Catholic relied on the efforts of Lauren O?Brien, who had three digs and two aces, and Josie Certa, who had three aces. That's the most aces Certa has posted since back in October of 2023.
Bloomington Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive contests.
St. Thomas More is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 26-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: St. Thomas More has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Bloomington Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Thomas More came out on top in a nail-biter against Bloomington Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will St. Thomas More repeat their success, or does Bloomington Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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