Volleyball Game Preview: Boylan Catholic Titans vs. Woodstock North Thunder

By Team Reports Oct 31, 2024, 12:20am

Volleyball Preview: Boylan Catholic Titans vs. Woodstock North Thunder

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Boylan Catholic is 0-3 against Woodstock North since October of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Boylan Catholic Titans will take on the Woodstock North Thunder at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Boylan Catholic comes in on 11 and Woodstock North on six.

Last Thursday, Boylan Catholic beat Rockford Auburn 2-0.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Boylan Catholic took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 26-15, 25-14.

Boylan Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Woodstock North had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Pretzels.

Woodstock North easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-19.

Boylan Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Woodstock North, their victory bumped their record up to 21-14.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Boylan Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Woodstock North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Boylan Catholic came up short against Woodstock North in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Thankfully for Boylan Catholic, Kaitlyn Wickersheim (who had 11 kills, seven digs, and two aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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