Volleyball Preview: Pontiac Indians vs. Bloomington Central Catholic Saints
Pontiac is 2-8 against Bloomington Central Catholic since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pontiac Indians are on the road again to play the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Pontiac sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Unity Christian.
Pontiac had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 15-6.
Meanwhile, Bloomington Central Catholic came tearing into Thursday's game with ten straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Sabers.
Bloomington Central Catholic never let St. Thomas More on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-13.
Pontiac is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 27-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Pontiac has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Bloomington Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pontiac came up short against Bloomington Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Pontiac avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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