Volleyball Preview: Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers vs. Whitko Wildcats
Fort Wayne Canterbury is 1-8 against Whitko since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers will host the Whitko Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Whitko took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fort Wayne Canterbury, who comes in off a win.
Fort Wayne Canterbury is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 5th on Monday. Everything went their way against Fort Wayne North Side as Fort Wayne Canterbury made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
A big factor in the win was Fort Wayne Canterbury's feisty defense: they held Fort Wayne North Side to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-14, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Whitko was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Maconaquah by a score of 3-2.
Whitko took Maconaquah into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-9, 25-20, 23-25, 15-5.
Despite the loss, Whitko saw an underclassman step up: Meredith Hindbaugh had 18 digs and 41 assists. Those 41 assists set a new season-high mark for Hindbaugh.
Fort Wayne Canterbury's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-13. As for Whitko, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Fort Wayne Canterbury came up short against Whitko in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whitko's Madison Cripe, who had 31 digs and two aces. Now that Fort Wayne Canterbury knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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