Volleyball Preview: Tampa Prep Terrapins vs. Tampa Catholic Crusaders
The Tampa Prep Terrapins are taking a road trip to face off against the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tampa Prep has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Tampa Catholic will come in with three straight wins.
Tampa Prep lost 3-0 to Trinity Catholic on Friday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-15, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Tampa Catholic posted their biggest victory since October 16, 2023 on Thursday. They put the hurt on Academy of the Holy Names with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Crusaders have posted against the Jaguars since September 24, 2019.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-18, 25-17.
Grace Tamura and London Castelli were among the main playmakers for Tampa Catholic as the former had 14 digs and two aces and the latter had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Castelli has posted since back in August.
Tampa Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Tampa Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Tampa Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Tampa Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Tampa Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Tampa Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tampa Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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