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By Team Reports Sep 21, 2024, 12:34am

Volleyball Preview: Lakeview Sailors vs. Kennedy Catholic

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Lakeview is 8-0 against Kennedy Catholic since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lakeview Sailors will host Kennedy Catholic at 7:15 p.m. Lakeview is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.

Last Monday, Lakeview came up short against Reynolds and fell 3-1.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 19-25, 25-12.

Meanwhile, Kennedy Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Commodore Perry on Thursday and fell 3-2. Kennedy Catholic hasn't had much luck with Commodore Perry recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Kennedy Catholic lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 20-25, 28-26, 15-12.

Even though they lost, Kennedy Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 12.

Lakeview's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Kennedy Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.

Lakeview took their victory against Kennedy Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Lakeview repeat their success, or does Kennedy Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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