Volleyball Game Preview: McCallum Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 3:07am

Volleyball Preview: McCallum Knights vs. Crockett Cougars

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McCallum has gone 10-0 against Crockett recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The McCallum Knights will host the Crockett Cougars at 7:30 p.m. McCallum will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

On Tuesday, McCallum was able to grind out a solid victory over Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin, taking the game 3-1.

McCallum was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-22.

Meanwhile, Crockett earned a 3-1 win over Travis two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 17-25, 25-20, 25-18.

Crockett was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 14.8.

McCallum is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-14 record this season. As for Crockett, their victory bumped their record up to 7-13.

McCallum took their win against Crockett when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will McCallum repeat their success, or does Crockett have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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