Volleyball Game Preview: Christian Eagles vs. Catholic Central Cougars

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2024, 12:25am

Volleyball Preview: Christian Eagles vs. Catholic Central Cougars

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Christian is 6-0 against Catholic Central since November of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Christian Eagles are on the road again to play the Catholic Central Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Saturday, Christian beat Portage Northern 2-0.

Meanwhile, Catholic Central entered their tilt with East Grand Rapids on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Pioneers 3-0. The game marked the Cougars' most dominant win of the season.

Catholic Central never let East Grand Rapids on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20, 25-21.

Catholic Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cara Wolf, who had 25 digs, and Clare Rybicki, who had five digs and two aces.

Christian's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-8. As for Catholic Central, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-16-2.

Everything went Christian's way against Catholic Central when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Christian repeat their success, or does Catholic Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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