Volleyball Preview: Charleston Catholic Irish vs. Roane County Raiders
The Charleston Catholic Irish's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Roane County Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Charleston Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Roane County will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Charleston Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Poca.
Charleston Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 15-10.
Charleston Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Roane County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to South Harrison.
While Roane County was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into South Harrison's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-14, 26-24.
Charleston Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season. As for Roane County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16-1.
Charleston Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Roane County in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Charleston Catholic 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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