The Saint Mary's Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Salesian College Preparatory Pride at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Saint Mary's comes in on three and Salesian College Preparatory on 12.
Saint Mary's hadn't beaten St. Patrick-St. Vincent on the road since September 13, 2023 but that history sure didn't bother them on Wednesday. The Panthers blew past the Bruins 3-0.
Saint Mary's got stronger as the match went on, holding St. Patrick-St. Vincent to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Salesian College Preparatory hadn't done well against Berean Christian recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Pride put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Pride have posted against the Eagles since August 30, 2018.
Salesian College Preparatory was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-18, 25-18.
Saint Mary's victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
Saint Mary's beat Salesian College Preparatory 3-1 in their previous meeting on September 10th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team 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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