Volleyball Preview: Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars vs. Stratford Red Devils
Kolbe-Cathedral is 0-10 against Stratford since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Stratford Red Devils at 5:00 p.m.
Kolbe-Cathedral is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They lost 3-0 to New Milford.
The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-2, 25-15.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Stratford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They won by a set and slipped past Bunnell 3-2.
Stratford had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first two sets, they turned around to win the next four. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 16-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-14.
Sophie DeLise went supernova for Stratford, getting 30 digs and two aces. That's the most aces DeLise has posted since September 5th. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Iodice, who had 14 digs.
Stratford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Kolbe-Cathedral's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Stratford, their record is now 7-1.
Kolbe-Cathedral might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Stratford in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Kolbe-Cathedral avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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