Volleyball Preview: Gibault Catholic Hawks vs. Althoff Catholic Crusaders
The Gibault Catholic Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Gibault Catholic finally turned things around against Valmeyer on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Pirates.
Gibault Catholic never let Valmeyer on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic entered their tilt with Centralia on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Orphans by a score of 2-0.
Althoff Catholic's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Centralia between 14 and 16 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-16.
Gibault Catholic's win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-17. As for Althoff Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season.
Gibault Catholic came up short against Althoff Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Gibault Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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