Volleyball Game Preview: Nature Coast Tech Takes on Bishop McLaughlin Catholic

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 2:33am

Volleyball Preview: Nature Coast Tech Sharks vs. Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes

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The Nature Coast Tech Sharks will take on the Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

Nature Coast Tech lost 3-0 to Hernando on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Sharks have suffered against the Leopards since October 1, 2020.

The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-22, 25-23.

While Bishop McLaughlin Catholic didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Angeline Academy of Innovation on Wednesday as Bishop McLaughlin Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.

The final score came out to 25-10, 25-15, 25-18.

Nature Coast Tech's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Bishop McLaughlin Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.

Nature Coast Tech came up short against Bishop McLaughlin Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Nature Coast Tech avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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