Volleyball Preview: Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs vs. Alta Hawks
The Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs will take on the Alta Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Alta took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Judge Memorial Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Judge Memorial Catholic got the win against American Leadership Academy by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Judge Memorial Catholic took every set by at least 18 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-7, 25-3.
Judge Memorial Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Alta entered their match against Skyline on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Alta wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The loss continues a trend for them in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-16, 25-13.
Judge Memorial Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Alta, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-4 record.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Judge Memorial Catholic has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Alta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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