Volleyball Game Preview: Pope John Paul II Jaguars vs. Catholic - N.I. Panthers

The Pope John Paul II Jaguars will face off against the Catholic - N.I. Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Pope John Paul II is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Vinton with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pope John Paul II was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-6, 25-11.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Catholic - N.I. duked it out with Ursuline Academy on Tuesday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Lions. The Panthers have beaten the Lions the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Lions has come to flipping the script.

Catholic - N.I. walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-16.

Pope John Paul II's victory bumped their record up to 23-15. As for Catholic - N.I., their win bumped their record up to 27-16.