Volleyball Preview: St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks vs. Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains
The St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks will face off against the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopewell-Loudon took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Joseph Central Catholic, who comes in off a win.
St. Joseph Central Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Gibsonburg as St. Joseph Central Catholic made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Joseph Central Catholic took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-14, 25-9.
St. Joseph Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Hopewell-Loudon's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Old Fort by a score of 3-2.
Hopewell-Loudon took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13.
St. Joseph Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Hopewell-Loudon, their loss dropped their record down to 16-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: St. Joseph Central Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Hopewell-Loudon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Joseph Central Catholic took their victory against Hopewell-Loudon in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph Central Catholic since the squad 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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