Volleyball Preview: Nolan Catholic Vikings vs. John Paul II Cardinals
Nolan Catholic hasn't had much luck against John Paul II recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Nolan Catholic Vikings will challenge the John Paul II Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Nolan Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over North Central Texas Academy, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-19, 18-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, John Paul II waltzed into their game on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Everything went their way against the Trail Blazers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant John Paul II was: they took every set by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-16, 25-17.
John Paul II can attribute much of their success to Summer Hodge, who had 19 digs, and Tenley Mcbee, who had four digs and 15 assists. Mcbee is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 51 games she's played dating back to last season.
Nolan Catholic pushed their record up to 15-3-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for John Paul II, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-2 record this season.
Nolan Catholic might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from John Paul II in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Nolan Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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