Volleyball Game Preview: Althoff Catholic Crusaders vs. Freeburg Midgets

The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will take on the Freeburg Midgets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

On Tuesday, Althoff Catholic came up short against Belleville West and fell 2-0.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-13.

Despite the loss, Althoff Catholic had strong showings from Nolan Karban, who had nine digs and five assists, and Sam Roche, who had seven digs and one assist.

Meanwhile, Freeburg narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past First Baptist Academy 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Midgets.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Freeburg who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 19-25, 25-21.

Althoff Catholic's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-7. As for Freeburg, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.