St. John is 8-1 against Kinkaid since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. John's is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since August 20th last Wednesday. They blew past Lamar 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-7, 25-21.
St. John's couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.9% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 21% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 35.4%.
Meanwhile, Kinkaid earned a 3-1 victory over Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-27, 26-24.
Jordan Roberts had an outrageously good game as she had seven digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
St. John's has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Kinkaid, they now have a winning record of 12-11-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: St. John's has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Kinkaid struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. John's took their win against Kinkaid in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will St. John's repeat their success, or does Kinkaid have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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