Volleyball Preview: UMS-Wright Prep Bulldogs vs. St. Michael Catholic Cardinals
The UMS-Wright Prep Bulldogs will take on the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. UMS-Wright Prep will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
UMS-Wright Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Spanish Fort, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (UMS-Wright Prep was ranked 20th). UMS-Wright Prep took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Spanish Fort on Saturday. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-16.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday St. Michael Catholic sidestepped Orange Beach for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
St. Michael Catholic was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (116-109), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 29-27, 24-26, 13-25, 18-16.
UMS-Wright Prep's loss dropped their record down to 24-6. As for St. Michael Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season.
UMS-Wright Prep was able to grind out a solid win over St. Michael Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will UMS-Wright Prep repeat their success, or does St. Michael Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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