Volleyball Game Preview: Notre Dame Bulldogs vs. Althoff Catholic Crusaders

The Notre Dame Bulldogs will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Notre Dame will be strutting in after a victory while Althoff Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.

Notre Dame had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt St. Mary's last Monday. Notre Dame blew past St. Mary's 3-0. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now won three in a row.

The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-19, 25-15.

Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic faced Belleville East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Althoff Catholic took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Belleville East. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their meetings with the Lancers: they've now lost four in a row.

Althoff Catholic was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-15.

Notre Dame's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Althoff Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.