Volleyball Preview: Dominican Knights vs. Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran
Dominican has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dominican will be strutting in after a win while Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, Dominican earned a 3-1 victory over Augustine Prep.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-10, 26-28, 25-3.
Dominican's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maddie Pickart led the charge by getting 23 assists. Pickart is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Dominican was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Shoreland Lutheran.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16, 25-20.
Dominican is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Dominican took their win against Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dominican since the squad 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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