Volleyball Preview: Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats vs. Evansville Bosse Bulldogs
Evansville Mater Dei is 10-0 against Evansville Bosse since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Evansville Bosse Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Evansville Bosse took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Evansville Mater Dei, who comes in off a win.
Evansville Mater Dei took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Vincennes Lincoln 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Evansville Mater Dei's feisty defense: they held Vincennes Lincoln to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-8.
Evansville Mater Dei's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lacy Marx, who had six digs and two aces. Marx is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Evansville Mater Dei was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Evansville Bosse was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 43rd straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Evansville Memorial.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-11, 25-2.
Evansville Mater Dei is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Evansville Bosse, their loss dropped their record down to 0-18.
Evansville Mater Dei took their win against Evansville Bosse in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Evansville Mater Dei have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evansville Bosse turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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