St. Joseph Academy is 3-0 against Hudson since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The St. Joseph Academy Jaguars will venture away from home to square off against the Hudson Explorers at 11:00 a.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. Joseph Academy sitting on three straight victories and Hudson on four.
Last Saturday, it was close, but St. Joseph Academy sidestepped St. Ursula Academy for a 3-2 win.
St. Joseph Academy was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-12, 12-25, 25-14, 17-15.
St. Joseph Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Hudson made easy work of Solon on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Hudson won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-12, 25-19.
Sophie Scharville went supernova for Hudson, getting 25 digs. Scharville is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Academy's win bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Hudson, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: St. Joseph Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Hudson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Joseph Academy took their win against Hudson in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does St. Joseph Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hudson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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