Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Emma Cohee and Tia Strehle Lead Guardian Angels Central Catholic to Victory

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 12:39pm

Volleyball Recap: Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays vs. Battle Creek Braves

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There's no place like home for Guardian Angels Central Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top against the Battle Creek Braves by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Bluejays, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-17, 17-25, 25-22.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic was led to victory by Tia Strehle and Emma Cohee. Strehle had 13 digs, while Cohee had eight digs, two kills, and 38 assists. Cohee has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more assists the last nine times she's played.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic 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 five aces in seven consecutive games.

Battle Creek lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sydney Kuchar, who had 23 assists. With that strong performance, Kuchar is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Reeves, who had 12 digs.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic pushed their record up to 12-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Battle Creek, the loss snapped their losing streak at nine games and leaves them with a 18-6 record.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Guardian Angels Central Catholic will take on Wisner-Pilger at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Battle Creek, they will challenge West Holt on Thursday.

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