Volleyball Preview: Seton Catholic Cardinals vs. Monroe Central Golden Bears
The Seton Catholic Cardinals will challenge the Monroe Central Golden Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Seton Catholic has nine straight wins, Monroe Central has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Seton Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Randolph Southern as Seton Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Seton Catholic was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Allison Hamilton, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Monroe Central came up short against Blue River Valley on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Monroe Central was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20, 25-17.
Seton Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Monroe Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-25.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Seton Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Monroe Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Seton Catholic beat Monroe Central 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seton 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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