Volleyball Preview: New Riegel Blue Jackets vs. St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks
New Riegel and St. Joseph Central Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The New Riegel Blue Jackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New Riegel has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight losses, while St. Joseph Central Catholic will come in with seven straight wins.
New Riegel came up short against Carey on Monday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-16, 28-26.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central Catholic beat Lakota 3-1 on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-14, 21-25, 25-20, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Avery Naderer, who had ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: St. Joseph Central 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 six aces in seven consecutive matches.
New Riegel's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for St. Joseph Central Catholic, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: New Riegel has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.6 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Riegel might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. Joseph Central Catholic when the teams last played back in August. Will New Riegel have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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