Volleyball Preview: Peninsula Catholic Knights vs. Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins
Peninsula Catholic is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Cape Henry Collegiate is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Peninsula Catholic Knights will face off against the Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Peninsula Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Hampton Roads Academy, taking the game 3-1.
Peninsula Catholic 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 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-20.
Peninsula Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 19 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cape Henry Collegiate hadn't done well against Norfolk Christian recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Cape Henry Collegiate came out on top against Norfolk Christian by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-16, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22.
Peninsula Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Cape Henry Collegiate, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
Peninsula Catholic took their win against Cape Henry Collegiate in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Peninsula Catholic repeat their success, or does Cape Henry Collegiate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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