Volleyball Preview: Williamstown Yellowjackets vs. Charleston Catholic Irish
Williamstown has gone 6-0 against Charleston Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Williamstown Yellowjackets will challenge the Charleston Catholic Irish at 3:00 p.m.
Williamstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Philip Barbour, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Williamstown was ranked 19th). Williamstown took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Philip Barbour back in October.
While Williamstown ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-17.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Charleston Catholic rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the The Dots 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Irish as they're now sitting on four straight.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (101-97) Charleston Catholic actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-15, 26-24, 14-25, 17-25, 15-12.
Madalyn Morris was nothing short of spectacular: she had 11 digs and two aces. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 19 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Caroline Pence, who had 13 digs.
Charleston Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Poca only served six.
Charleston Catholic's victory was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 33-11. As for Williamstown, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9-3.
Williamstown was able to grind out a solid win over Charleston Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2018, winning 2-0. Does Williamstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Charleston Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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