Volleyball Preview: Incarnate Word Shamrocks vs. Concordia Lutheran Crusaders
The Incarnate Word Shamrocks will take on the Concordia Lutheran Crusaders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Incarnate Word comes in on three and Concordia Lutheran on 14.
St. John XXIII came into Tuesday's matchup looking for another win against Incarnate Word, but CELESTE CARREON wouldn't allow it. Incarnate Word blew past St. John XXIII 3-0 on Tuesday thanks in part to CARREON, who had 13 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played.
While Incarnate Word won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 26-24, 25-15.
Incarnate Word kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, everything went Concordia Lutheran's way against Legacy Prep Christian Academy last Wednesday as Concordia Lutheran made off with a 3-0 win.
Concordia Lutheran not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Legacy Prep Christian Academy between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17, 25-18.
Incarnate Word has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 23 of their last 27 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 26-14 record this season. As for Concordia Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 30-14 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Incarnate Word came up short against Concordia Lutheran when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Incarnate Word avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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