Volleyball Game Preview: Delone Catholic Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 12:30am

Volleyball Preview: Delone Catholic Squires vs. York Suburban Trojans

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The Delone Catholic Squires will take on the York Suburban Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Delone Catholic will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.

Delone Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Bethlehem Catholic, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Delone Catholic was ranked sixth). Delone Catholic won by a set and slipped past Bethlehem Catholic 3-2.

Delone Catholic took Bethlehem Catholic into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 15-10.

Meanwhile, it was close, but last Tuesday York Suburban sidestepped Susquehannock for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day York Suburban got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-20, 26-28, 25-18, 20-35, 15-9.

Delone Catholic's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for York Suburban, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Delone Catholic took their win against York Suburban in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Delone 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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