Volleyball Preview: Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack vs. Stuart Broncos
The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack will challenge the Stuart Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Elgin/Pope John sitting on nine straight wins and Stuart on 21.
On Tuesday, Elgin/Pope John got the win against St. Mary's by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Elgin/Pope John's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-15, 25-10.
Elgin/Pope John's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Camry Kittelson, who had eight digs, five aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Kittelson has posted since back in August of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kate Furstenau, who had 20 digs.
Meanwhile, Stuart made easy work of Boyd County on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Stuart never let Boyd County on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-22, 25-9.
Elgin/Pope John is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. As for Stuart, their win bumped their record up to an identical 25-3.
Elgin/Pope John beat Stuart 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Elgin/Pope John repeat their success, or does Stuart have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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