Volleyball Preview: Steubenville Big Red vs. Catholic Central Crusaders
Steubenville is 8-2 against Catholic Central since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Steubenville Big Red will be staying on the road to face off against the Catholic Central Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Steubenville came up short against Dover on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Big Red in their matchups with the Crimson Tornadoes: they've now lost nine in a row.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-8, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central came up short against Weir on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Catholic Central was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-14.
Steubenville's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7. As for Catholic Central, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-6.
Steubenville beat Catholic Central 3-1 in their previous matchup on September 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Steubenville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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