Volleyball Game Preview: Seton Catholic Cougars vs. Montesano Bulldogs

By Team Reports Nov 5, 2024, 9:45am

Volleyball Preview: Seton Catholic Cougars vs. Montesano Bulldogs

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The Seton Catholic Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Montesano Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Seton Catholic is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since October 12th on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Fort Vancouver.

The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 25-15.

Seton Catholic can attribute much of their success to Tatum Nelson, who had 11 digs. Nelson has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played.

Seton Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Montesano hadn't done well against Elma recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Montesano blew past Elma 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.

Seton Catholic's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-8. As for Montesano, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.

Seton Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Montesano when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Seton Catholic repeat their success, or does Montesano have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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