Volleyball Game Preview: TEACH Homeschool Beach Breakers vs. Catholic Crusaders

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 10:46pm

Volleyball Preview: TEACH Homeschool Beach Breakers vs. Catholic Crusaders

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After starting their season with nine straight games on the road, TEACH Homeschool is finally coming home. After both having extra time off, they and the Catholic Crusaders will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. TEACH Homeschool will be strutting in after a win while Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Wednesday, TEACH Homeschool was able to grind out a solid victory over Tournament Opponent, taking the game 2-0.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: TEACH Homeschool took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-10.

Luke Replogle was the offensive standout of the matchup as he had five aces and 13 assists. That's the most aces he has posted since back in October of 2023.

TEACH Homeschool was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Catholic suffered their biggest loss since October 12, 2023 on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Norfolk Christian. The Crusaders have struggled against the Ambassadors recently, as their game on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

While Catholic was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Norfolk Christian's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 25-22.

TEACH Homeschool's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

TEACH Homeschool beat Catholic 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does TEACH Homeschool have another victory up their sleeve, or will Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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