Volleyball Preview: Salpointe Catholic Lancers vs. Walden Grove Red Wolves
Salpointe Catholic is 5-0 against Walden Grove since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Salpointe Catholic Lancers will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Walden Grove Red Wolves, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Walden Grove took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Salpointe Catholic, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Salpointe Catholic got the win against Ironwood Ridge by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Salpointe Catholic's feisty defense: they held Ironwood Ridge to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-14, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Walden Grove suffered their biggest loss since September 4th on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to Sahuarita. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Wolves in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost six in a row.
Walden Grove was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-23.
Salpointe Catholic pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Walden Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Salpointe Catholic took their win against Walden Grove in their previous meeting back in October of 2020 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Salpointe Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Walden Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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