Volleyball Preview: Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions vs. Assumption Rockets
Christian Academy-Louisville is 0-3 against Assumption since October of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions will challenge the Assumption Rockets at 6:00 p.m.
Christian Academy-Louisville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Ballard, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Christian Academy-Louisville was ranked 17th). Christian Academy-Louisville fell just short of Ballard by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Christian Academy-Louisville wouldn't go down easily and took Ballard into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 15-25, 21-25, 18-16.
Christian Academy-Louisville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Katrina Oswald, who had 18 digs, and Lexi Schaffner, who had nine digs. Oswald is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Assumption had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Assumption was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-8, 25-14.
Assumption was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive games.
Christian Academy-Louisville's defeat dropped their record down to 32-4. As for Assumption, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-8 record this season.
Christian Academy-Louisville might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Assumption when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Christian Academy-Louisville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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