Volleyball Preview: Roanoke Catholic Celtics vs. Carlisle Chiefs
After both having extra time off, the Roanoke Catholic Celtics and the Carlisle Chiefs will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roanoke Catholic is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, Roanoke Catholic earned a 3-1 win over Staunton River.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 27-29, 25-10, 25-19.
Cat Patterson and Justinne Llavore were among the main playmakers for Roanoke Catholic as the former had 16 digs, five kills, and five kills and the latter had 23 digs, 12 kills, and 12 kills. What's more, Patterson also racked up five aces, the mostshe's had in her last six contests. Addisen Green was another key player, getting 13 digs and ten kills.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Carlisle sidestepped Chatham Hall for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chiefs.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Carlisle who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-11.
De'Miya Martin went supernova for Carlisle, getting 29 digs and two aces. Martin has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.
Roanoke Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Carlisle, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Roanoke Catholic has serving mastered this season, having averaged 15.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Carlisle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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