Volleyball Preview: Cleveland Blue Raiders vs. Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish
The Cleveland Blue Raiders will square off against the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Friday, Cleveland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Maryville.
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. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Knoxville Catholic got the win against Girls Prep on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Knoxville Catholic's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-12.
Cleveland pushed their record up to 25-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Knoxville Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 10-13.
Cleveland skirted past Knoxville Catholic 2-1 when the teams last played on Wednesday. Does Cleveland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Knoxville Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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