Volleyball Preview: Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish vs. Cleveland Blue Raiders
The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish are taking a road trip to face off against the Cleveland Blue Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
On Tuesday, Knoxville Catholic made easy work of Girls Prep and carried off a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Knoxville Catholic's feisty defense: they held Girls Prep to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Cleveland narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Maryville 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Cleveland got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 24-26, 25-18.
Cleveland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Knoxville Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Cleveland, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season.
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