Volleyball Game Preview: St. Petersburg Catholic Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 15, 2024, 12:16am

Volleyball Preview: St. Petersburg Catholic Barons vs. Shorecrest Prep Chargers

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After three games on the road, St. Petersburg Catholic is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Shorecrest Prep Chargers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

St. Petersburg Catholic came up short against Northside Christian on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Barons have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-14, 25-3.

Meanwhile, Shorecrest Prep sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over St. Petersburg on Tuesday.

Shorecrest Prep was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 12-25, 21-25, 16-14.

St. Petersburg Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Shorecrest Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.

St. Petersburg Catholic suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Shorecrest Prep when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Thankfully for St. Petersburg Catholic, Katherine Craig (who had 16 digs and three aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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