The St. Patrick's Irish's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lincoln Lutheran Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Patrick's can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lincoln Lutheran: they just beat Perkins County at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. St. Patrick's put the hurt on Perkins County with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Irish have posted since October 1st.
While St. Patrick's won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-22.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lincoln Lutheran had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Cavaliers as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Warriors have posted against the Cavaliers since November 3, 2021.
Lincoln Lutheran never let Bishop Neumann on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-18, 25-18.
St. Patrick's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-15. As for Lincoln Lutheran, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 31-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: St. Patrick's has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Lincoln Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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