Volleyball Preview: St. Catherine's Angels vs. Racine Lutheran Crusaders
The St. Catherine's Angels will head out to square off against the Racine Lutheran Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Catherine's is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
St. Catherine's came up short against Dominican on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-10, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Racine Lutheran came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 3-1.
Racine Lutheran was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 20-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Ally Rosborough had an outrageously good game as she had 19 digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Kellner, who hit 69% for 20 killsten digs, seven aces, and two blocks.
She wasn't the only good server: Racine Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive matches.
St. Catherine's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Racine Lutheran, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
St. Catherine's might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Racine Lutheran when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can St. Catherine's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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