Volleyball Preview: Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks vs. Riviera Prep Bulldogs
Archbishop McCarthy has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Riviera Prep Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m.
Archbishop McCarthy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Thomas Aquinas just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders. The loss continues a trend for the Mavericks in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost five in a row.
Archbishop McCarthy 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 23-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Riviera Prep sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Lake Howell on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Riviera Prep had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 26-24, 15-8.
Archbishop McCarthy's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Riviera Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
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