Volleyball Preview: St. Dominic Crusaders vs. Eureka Wildcats
St. Dominic has been on the road for ten straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Eureka Wildcats at 6:00 p.m.
St. Dominic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Blue Valley West, who was ranked first at the time (St. Dominic was ranked third). St. Dominic fell just short of Blue Valley West by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Crusaders' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, St. Dominic sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-23, 18-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Eureka posted their biggest win since September 21st on Wednesday. They blew past St. Francis Borgia 3-0.
While Eureka won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-12, 25-18.
St. Dominic's loss dropped their record down to 20-3. As for Eureka, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season.
St. Dominic skirted past Eureka 2-1 in their previous matchup last Saturday. Will St. Dominic repeat their success, or does Eureka have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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