Volleyball Game Preview: East Grand Rapids Pioneers vs. Catholic Central Cougars

The East Grand Rapids Pioneers will head out to face off against the Catholic Central Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East Grand Rapids comes in on four and Catholic Central on five.

East Grand Rapids had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Ottawa Hills on Tuesday. The Pioneers blew past the Bengals 3-0. The contest marked the Pioneers' most dominant victory of the season.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant East Grand Rapids was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-14, 25-7.

Ava Chapman

Serving Aces

09/30/25 vs Ottawa Hills	2
09/25/25 vs Allendale	1
09/25/25 @ West Catholic	0
09/25/25 vs NorthPointe Christian	1
09/23/25 vs Forest Hills Northern	1
09/20/25 vs Christian	2

East Grand Rapids' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ava Chapman, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Chapman has posted over her last six matches.

Meanwhile, Catholic Central was able to grind out a solid win over Kalamazoo Central on Saturday, taking the game 2-0.

East Grand Rapids' record is now 24-5. As for Catholic Central, their record now sits at 26-8-1.