Volleyball Game Preview: Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors vs. Wheeler Bearcats

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2024, 12:58am

Volleyball Preview: Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors vs. Wheeler Bearcats

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Hammond Bishop Noll is 10-0 against Wheeler since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors are on the road again to play the Wheeler Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. Wheeler took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hammond Bishop Noll, who comes in off a win.

Hammond Bishop Noll and Highland met for a duel on Monday where Hammond Bishop Noll came out on top. Everything went Hammond Bishop Noll's way against Highland as Hammond Bishop Noll made off with a 3-0 victory.

The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-11, 25-17.

Hammond Bishop Noll was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 13 matches.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Wheeler's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 3-1 to Illiana Christian. The Bearcats haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Wheeler started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-11, 25-18, 25-22.

Hammond Bishop Noll's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-3. As for Wheeler, their loss dropped their record down to 16-10.

Everything went Hammond Bishop Noll's way against Wheeler in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Hammond Bishop Noll made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hammond Bishop Noll since the squad 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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