Volleyball Preview: Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders vs. Marvin Ridge Mavericks
Cardinal Gibbons is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Marvin Ridge is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will host the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cardinal Gibbons is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on D.H. Conley with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Cardinal Gibbons won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge faced Reagan in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Everything went Marvin Ridge's way against Reagan as Marvin Ridge made off with a 3-0 win.
Marvin Ridge never let Reagan on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-13, 25-19.
Marvin Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Katie Meewes led the charge by getting 11 digs and two aces. Meewes has been hot recently, having also posted 14 or more assists the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Isabella Perkins, who had 12 digs.
Cardinal Gibbons' victory bumped their record up to 21-0. As for Marvin Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won 26 of their last 27 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 34-3 record this season.
Cardinal Gibbons came up short against Marvin Ridge in their previous meeting back in August of 2018, falling 2-0. Will Cardinal Gibbons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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