Volleyball Game Preview: Salpointe Catholic Lancers vs. Prescott Badgers

The Salpointe Catholic Lancers will venture away from home to take on the Prescott Badgers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Salpointe Catholic comes in on 14 and Prescott on six.

Salpointe Catholic can't be too worried about heading out to take on Prescott: they just beat Deer Valley at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Lancers walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Skyhawks on Tuesday.

Salpointe Catholic was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 20-25, 25-18, 25-17.

Meanwhile, Prescott got the win against Cactus Shadows on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.

Salpointe Catholic's win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 28-8. As for Prescott, their victory bumped their record up to 18-13.

Everything went Salpointe Catholic's way against Prescott in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, as Salpointe Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.