Volleyball Preview: South Sioux City Cardinals vs. Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride
The South Sioux City Cardinals will square off against the Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Sioux City is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
South Sioux City is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since October 9, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Hartington-Newcastle as South Sioux City made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant South Sioux City was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-6.
South Sioux City found their leader in underclassman Somarah Watts, who had 13 digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Watts now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
South Sioux City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 7.8.
Meanwhile, Roncalli Catholic narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Conestoga 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crimson Pride.
Roncalli Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-14, 25-18.
South Sioux City's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Roncalli Catholic, their record is now 2-6.
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