Saint Mary's Hall hasn't had much luck against St. Joseph recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Last Wednesday, Saint Mary's Hall made easy work of Providence Catholic and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Barons.
Saint Mary's Hall's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Providence Catholic to exactly 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Saint Mary's Hall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Breanna Benavides, who had 17 digs and six aces. Benavides is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 24 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Devika Patel, who had 11 digs.
Saint Mary's Hall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph waltzed into their match on Thursday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 3-0 win.
St. Joseph was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-20, 25-18.
St. Joseph's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abigail Brister, who had 12 digs. Another player making a difference was Syler Sullivan, who had five digs and five aces.
Saint Mary's Hall's record now sits at 15-11. As for St. Joseph, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 32-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Saint Mary's Hall has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.7 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Saint Mary's Hall suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Joseph when the teams last played on October 1st. Can Saint Mary's Hall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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