Volleyball Game Preview: Chaminade Julienne Catholic Eagles vs. Taylor Yellowjackets

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Previous 3 Games

05/09/24 - Neutral	3-1 W
04/23/22 - Away	2-0 W
05/15/21 - Home	2-0 W

Chaminade Julienne Catholic is a perfect 3-0 against Taylor since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Eagles will take on the Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Chaminade Julienne Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Stivers School for the Arts 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Chaminade Julienne Catholic was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-14, 25-10.

Meanwhile, Taylor had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Raptors.

Taylor had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-17, 25-14, 25-16.

Chaminade Julienne Catholic better keep an eye on Xavier Rodriguez. He was instrumental in Taylor's win, getting nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Rodriguez has posted since back in April. Cayden Frimming was another key player, getting nine digs and two aces.

Taylor was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.

Taylor pushed their record up to 16-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Chaminade Julienne Catholic, they now have a winning record of 7-6.

Chaminade Julienne Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Taylor in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Yellowjackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.