St. John has gone 10-0 against Bloomfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. John Fighting Herald will face off against the Bloomfield Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. St. John is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Monday, St. John got the win against Mathews by a conclusive 3-0.
St. John never let Mathews on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-22, 25-9.
St. John can attribute much of their success to Alexa Jordan, who had 13 digs and two aces. Jordan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
St. John was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield came up short against Harding on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bloomfield was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 27-25, 25-11.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tessa Gwinn, who had 15 digs and five kills. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Doll, who had 18 digs and three kills.
St. John pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Bloomfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: St. John has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Bloomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. John's way against Bloomfield in their previous matchup back in August as St. John made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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