After both having extra time off, the San Dieguito Academy Mustangs and the Cathedral Catholic Dons will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
San Dieguito Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Westview just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Wolverines. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolverines 25-16 in the first set.
San Dieguito Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-22, 25-18, 26-24.
San Dieguito Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ellie Burr, who had 12 digs. Burr is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last eight games she's played.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic came tearing into Thursday's game with 15 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cathedral Catholic was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-13, 25-10.
Cathedral Catholic can attribute much of their success to Lauren Hanson, who had three digs and two aces, and Maya Evens, who had 17 digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Hanson has posted in her last 12 matchups.
Cathedral Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
San Dieguito Academy's loss dropped their record down to 24-10. As for Cathedral Catholic, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 39-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: San Dieguito Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Cathedral Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
San Dieguito Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cathedral Catholic in their previous matchup back in September. Can San Dieguito Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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