Volleyball Preview: Lake Catholic Cougars vs. Tuslaw Mustangs
The Lake Catholic Cougars have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Tuslaw Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Lake Catholic made easy work of Orrville and carried off a 3-0 win.
Lake Catholic never let Orrville on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-7, 25-22.
Ava Starr had an outrageously good game as she had four digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having also posted 16 or more assists the last 21 times she's played.
Lake Catholic couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.7% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Tuslaw waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Tuslaw won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-23, 25-21.
Lake Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Tuslaw, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Lake Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Tuslaw struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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