Volleyball Game Preview: Jesuit Crusaders vs. Oregon City Pioneers

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Previous 6 Games

11/09/24 - Home	3-1 W
10/12/24 - Neutral	2-0 W
11/04/23 - Neutral	3-2 W
09/23/23 - Away	2-0 W
09/01/22 - Home	3-0 W
08/28/21 - Neutral	2-0 W

Jesuit is a perfect 6-0 against Oregon City since August of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Crusaders will be playing at home against the Pioneers at 3:15 p.m. Jesuit is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 11 games.

On Saturday, Jesuit got the win against Grant by a conclusive 3-0.

Jesuit can attribute much of their success to Cecily O'Sullivan, who had five aces and four digs, and Kiana Johnson, who had nine digs and four assists.

They weren't the only good servers: Jesuit was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Oregon City posted their closest victory since September 16th on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Forest Grove 3-2. The Pioneers haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Oregon City's victory bumped their record up to 18-6-1. As for Jesuit, their win bumped their record up to 24-4.

Jesuit was able to grind out a solid victory over Oregon City in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.