Volleyball Preview: Carlinville Cavaliers vs. Mater Dei Knights
Carlinville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Mater Dei Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carlinville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Pana by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-0.
Carlinville easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 2-0.
While Mater Dei might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Breese Central scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-12.
Mater Dei couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.1% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Carlinville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 28-7-1 record this season. As for Mater Dei, their record now sits at 33-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Carlinville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Mater Dei struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carlinville came up short against Mater Dei when the teams last played back in September of 2016, falling 2-0. Can Carlinville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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