Volleyball Preview: Tell City Marksmen vs. Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats
Tell City hasn't had much luck against Evansville Mater Dei recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Tell City Marksmen will face off against the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Tell City finally turned things around against South Spencer on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Rebels.
Tell City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-19, 25-12, 25-19.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Evansville Mater Dei, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Evansville Harrison on Thursday as Evansville Mater Dei made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Evansville Mater Dei's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-13.
Tell City's record is now 15-12. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Tell City came up short against Evansville Mater Dei when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Tell City, Molly Schmitt (who had 22 digs and five aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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