Volleyball Preview: Seton Catholic Sentinels vs. Odyssey Institute Minotaur
The Seton Catholic Sentinels's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Odyssey Institute Minotaur at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Seton Catholic is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since October 2nd last Wednesday. Everything went their way against Coolidge as Seton Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Coolidge scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-9.
Seton Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Odyssey Institute made easy work of River Valley last Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Minotaur.
One reason for the win was Odyssey Institute's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-12, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Caitlin Celestino, who had five digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Seton Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Odyssey Institute, their win bumped their record up to 11-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Seton Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Odyssey Institute struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Seton Catholic skirted past Odyssey Institute 2-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2018. Will Seton Catholic repeat their success, or does Odyssey Institute have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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