Bloomington Central Catholic is 2-8 against St. Thomas More since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bloomington Central Catholic Saints are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Thomas More Sabers at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bloomington Central Catholic comes in on ten and St. Thomas More on four.
On Tuesday, Bloomington Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Paxton-Buckley-Loda, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bloomington Central Catholic took both sets by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-5.
Bloomington Central Catholic's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lauren O?Brien, who had three digs and two aces, and Josie Certa, who had three aces. That's the most aces Certa has posted since back in October of 2023.
Bloomington Central Catholic couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 59.5% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 6-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Tolono Unity typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday St. Thomas More proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Rockets.
St. Thomas More easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14.
Bloomington Central Catholic pushed their record up to 26-4 with the win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Thomas More, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Bloomington Central Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas More struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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