The East Lyme Vikings will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the St. Joseph Cadets at 6:00 p.m.
East Lyme is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Woodstock Academy, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (East Lyme was ranked 11th). East Lyme walked away with a 3-1 win over Woodstock Academy last Wednesday.
While East Lyme might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Woodstock Academy scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-23, 14-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Joseph had no problem doing just that on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Spartans. Winning may never get old, but the Cadets sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-6, 25-16.
Olivia Pason was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Joseph as she had three digs and 36 assists. Pason is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 13 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy DeRosa, who had five aces.
St. Joseph couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 54.8% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was since the start of last season.
St. Joseph now has a winning record of 11-10. As for East Lyme, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: East Lyme has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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