Volleyball Preview: Lafayette Central Catholic Knights vs. McCutcheon Mavericks
Lafayette Central Catholic is 2-8 against McCutcheon since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lafayette Central Catholic Knights will be staying on the road to face off against the McCutcheon Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Lafayette Central Catholic came up short against West Lafayette and fell 2-0.
Lafayette Central Catholic was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 28-26.
Meanwhile, McCutcheon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Carroll.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-7, 25-13.
Lafayette Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for McCutcheon, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Lafayette Central Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like McCutcheon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lafayette Central Catholic suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to McCutcheon when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Lafayette Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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