Volleyball Preview: Roanoke Catholic Celtics vs. North Cross Raiders
The Roanoke Catholic Celtics will take on the North Cross Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Roanoke Catholic came up short against Eastern Mennonite and fell 3-1. The Celtics have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Roanoke Catholic ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, North Cross got the win against Foxcroft on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
North Cross' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Foxcroft between 13 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-14.
North Cross was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Foxcroft only served eight.
Roanoke Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for North Cross, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Roanoke Catholic came up short against North Cross in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Roanoke Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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