The CSTHEA Patriots and the Baylor Red Raiders are set to duel on Monday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
CSTHEA took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Knoxville T as CSTHEA made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Patriots have posted since September 6th.
CSTHEA never let Knoxville T on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-22, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Baylor entered their tilt with Girls Prep on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Bruisers 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-7.
Baylor found their leader in underclassman Rory Oleksik, who had six digs and three aces.
Baylor couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.8% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in three consecutive games.
CSTHEA has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8-2 record this season. As for Baylor, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-4.
CSTHEA might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Baylor in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can CSTHEA avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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