Volleyball Recap: Oconomowoc Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Catholic Memorial

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2024, 8:13pm

Volleyball Recap: Oconomowoc Raccoons vs. Catholic Memorial Crusaders

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On Saturday, Oconomowoc faced Catholic Memorial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Oconomowoc Raccoons took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Catholic Memorial Crusaders. The Raccoons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played two weeks ago.

Oconomowoc was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-22.

Oconomowoc's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sam J Schultz, who had 12 digs, and Jayce Keller, who had seven digs and two aces.

Oconomowoc moved to 30-9 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Catholic Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-9 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oconomowoc's road trip will continue as they head out to face Waukesha South at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oconomowoc is facing Waukesha South at the right time seeing as Waukesha South is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Catholic Memorial, they will venture away from home to square off against Mukwonago at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mukwonago comes in on nine and Catholic Memorial on 12.

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