On Wednesday Helias will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against Father Tolton at 6:30 p.m. Father Tolton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Helias, who comes in off a win.
Helias and St. Francis Borgia met for a duel on Wednesday where Helias prevailed. Everything went Helias' way against St. Francis Borgia as Helias made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Helias took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-14, 25-14.
Helias' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lauren Schroeder, who had 16 digs and two aces, and Sophie Verslues, who had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces Schroeder has posted in her last seven matchups.
Meanwhile, Father Tolton didn't have quite enough to beat Fatima on Monday and fell 3-2.
Father Tolton came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-23, 19-17.
Despite the defeat, Father Tolton had strong showings from Rylie Hulett, who had 15 digs, five aces, and two kills, and Melia Wanserski, who had 16 digs, 13 kills, and four aces.
Helias is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Father Tolton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Helias has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Father Tolton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Helias beat Father Tolton 2-0 in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. Does Helias have another victory up their sleeve, or will Father Tolton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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