Volleyball Game Preview: Evansville Reitz Panthers vs. Evansville Central Bears

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Previous Games

10/08/24 - Home	3-0 W
10/03/23 - Away	3-1 W
10/13/22 - Neutral	3-0 W
10/03/22 - Home	3-0 W
10/01/22 - Home	2-0 W
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Evansville Reitz is a perfect 10-0 against Evansville Central since October of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Panthers will head out to challenge the Bears at 7:00 p.m.

Evansville Reitz is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Evansville North just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Huskies, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Panthers have suffered since September 18th.

Evansville Reitz was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-6.

Evansville Central not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 4th (when they won 3-0). They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Evansville Harrison. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-10, 25-15.

Evansville Reitz now has a losing record of 12-13. As for Evansville Central, their victory bumped their record up to 6-16.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Evansville Reitz hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.1 blocks per game. It's a different story for Evansville Central, though, as they've been averaging only 1 blocks. Given Evansville Reitz's sizable advantage in that area, the Bears will need to find a way to close that gap.

Evansville Reitz took their win against Evansville Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.