St. Thomas More is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Catholic - N.I. is on a ten-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Thomas More is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Lafayette Christian Academy, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (St. Thomas More was ranked seventh). St. Thomas More came out on top against Lafayette Christian Academy by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
In the three sets St. Thomas More was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 21-25, 25-10, 25-15.
ElEanor Guidry had a dynamite game for St. Thomas More, getting 16 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Guidry has posted since back in November of 2023.
St. Thomas More was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lafayette Christian Academy only served four.
Meanwhile, Catholic - N.I. beat Rayne 2-0 last Saturday.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Catholic - N.I. was: they took both sets by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-16.
Catholic - N.I. found their leader in underclassman Renee Frederick, who had four aces and 12 assists.
St. Thomas More's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Catholic - N.I., their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: St. Thomas More has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Catholic - N.I. struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Thomas More was able to grind out a solid win over Catholic - N.I. in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does St. Thomas More have another victory up their sleeve, or will Catholic - N.I. turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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