Volleyball Game Preview: Vandebilt Catholic Terriers vs. Berwick Panthers

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 12:46am

Volleyball Preview: Vandebilt Catholic Terriers vs. Berwick Panthers

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After five games on the road, Vandebilt Catholic is heading back home. They will host the Berwick Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Vandebilt Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Berwick will be coming in after a loss.

Last Saturday, it was close, but Vandebilt Catholic sidestepped Calvary Baptist Academy for a 2-1 win.

Vandebilt Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-12, 15-12.

Vandebilt Catholic's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mackenzie Hebert, who had four digs and 19 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Rau, who had ten digs and two aces.

Meanwhile, Berwick lost 3-0 to John Curtis Christian on Monday.

Berwick was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22, 25-16.

Vandebilt Catholic's win bumped their record up to 20-5. As for Berwick, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7.

Everything went Vandebilt Catholic's way against Berwick in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Vandebilt Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Vandebilt Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Berwick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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