Volleyball Preview: Arcanum Trojans vs. Houston Wildcats
The Arcanum Trojans will challenge the Houston Wildcats at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Arcanum sitting on nine straight wins and Houston on three.
Last Thursday, Arcanum was able to grind out a solid victory over Tri-Village, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 25-19, 25-18.
Arcanum's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grace Fry led the charge by getting 16 digs and 30 assists. Fry is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Cameron Garbig, who had 16 digs.
Arcanum was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Houston sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Botkins on Thursday.
Houston was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-20, 17-25, 27-25, 15-12.
Arcanum pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Houston, their record now sits at 4-7.
Everything went Arcanum's way against Houston in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Arcanum made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arcanum since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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