Volleyball Game Preview: Union Catholic Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 14, 2024, 2:08am

Volleyball Preview: Union Catholic Vikings vs. Rahway Indians

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Union Catholic is 3-0 against Rahway since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Union Catholic Vikings will square off against the Rahway Indians at 5:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Union Catholic has four straight wins, Rahway has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Monday, Union Catholic beat Elizabeth 2-0.

Meanwhile, Rahway didn't have quite enough to beat Union on Friday and fell 2-1.

In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Rahway sadly wound up on the wrong side. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 17-25, 25-18.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Gloria Garay, who had ten digs, six kills, and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Johnson, who had four aces and three digs.

Union Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Rahway, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

Union Catholic beat Rahway 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Catholic 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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