St. Thomas Aquinas has won three straight games at home, while South Plantation has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders will welcome the South Plantation Paladins at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Wednesday.
St. Thomas Aquinas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against West Boca Raton as St. Thomas Aquinas made off with a 3-0 victory.
While St. Thomas Aquinas might've won, it sure wasn't easy: West Boca Raton scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-10.
Among those leading the charge was Tameary Wardlaw, who had 11 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Adriana Medrano, who had six digs and two aces.
St. Thomas Aquinas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, South Plantation got the win against Mater Academy Charter on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
South Plantation was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-20, 25-16.
South Plantation relied on the efforts of Joss Collins, who had four digs and 16 assists, and Cyan Long, who had 12 digs, five aces, and three kills. Collins is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last eight games she's played.
St. Thomas Aquinas is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for South Plantation, their win bumped their record up to 20-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.6 aces per game. However, it's not like South Plantation struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Thomas Aquinas' way against South Plantation in their previous meeting last Thursday, as St. Thomas Aquinas made off with a 3-0 victory. Will St. Thomas Aquinas repeat their success, or does South Plantation have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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