Volleyball Preview: DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals vs. Brockway Rovers
The DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Brockway Rovers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brockway took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on DuBois Central Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Back in September, DuBois Central Catholic made easy work of Johnsonburg and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
While DuBois Central Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-16, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Brockway didn't have quite enough to beat Johnsonburg on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Rovers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brockway wouldn't go down easily and took Johnsonburg into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Despite the defeat, Brockway saw an underclassman step up: Sophia Morrison had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Morrison has posted in her last ten games.
DuBois Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Brockway, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
DuBois Central Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Brockway in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for DuBois Central Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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