After both having extra time off, the Keystone Wildcats and the Lake Catholic Cougars will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keystone is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Keystone came up short against Wellington and fell 3-1. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Dukes 25-18 in the first set.
Keystone started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-12, 25-12, 25-15.
Lake Catholic won the last time they faced Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin and Lola Loncar did her part to make sure it happened again. The Cougars walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lions on Thursday for which the team can thank Loncar, who had 38 digs and four assists. Loncar is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
Lake Catholic got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 30-28, 23-25, 25-18.
Keystone better focus on containing Ava Starr and Maddie Summers as the pair were huge in Lake Catholic's win. Starr had 50 assists and ten digs, while Summers had 12 digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave Starr a new career-high in kills (two).
Keystone's loss dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Lake Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Keystone has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Lake Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
