The Gross Catholic Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride on Tuesday. Gross Catholic is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Gross Catholic came up short against Concordia and fell 3-1. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 25-20 in the first set.
Gross Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Roncalli Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Raymond Central on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Crimson Pride haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Roncalli Catholic was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Raymond Central work for it, especially in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-13, 24-26, 20-25, 27-25, 15-12.
Roncalli Catholic now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Gross Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Gross Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Roncalli Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Gross Catholic couldn't quite get it done against Roncalli Catholic in their previous meeting on Saturday as they fell 2-0. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
