Volleyball Preview: Lafayette Central Catholic Knights vs. Western Boone Stars
The Lafayette Central Catholic Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Western Boone Stars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lafayette Central Catholic is coming into the game hot, having won their last 12 games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Lafayette Central Catholic's way against Clinton Prairie as Lafayette Central Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory.
Lafayette Central Catholic never let Clinton Prairie on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-11, 15-11.
Paige Perez and Grace Bordenet were among the main playmakers for Lafayette Central Catholic as the former had seven digs and 13 assists and the latter had ten digs. Perez has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more assists the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, Western Boone entered their tilt with Harrison on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Raiders , sneaking past 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Western Boone got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 16-14.
Western Boone can attribute much of their success to Isabel Adams, who had seven digs and five aces, and Janie Ransom, who had six digs, a kill, and a kill. That's the most aces Adams has posted since back in October of 2023.
Western Boone was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matches.
Lafayette Central Catholic's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4. As for Western Boone, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Lafayette Central Catholic hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 7.6 blocks per game. It's a different story for Western Boone, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Given Lafayette Central Catholic's sizable advantage in that area, Western Boone will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lafayette Central Catholic beat Western Boone 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette Central Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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