The Montini Catholic Broncos will challenge the Neuqua Valley Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Montini Catholic is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Montini Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Marmion and fell 2-1.
Montini Catholic couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Marmion a tough time in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 33-35, 25-20, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Neuqua Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Naperville North on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now won five in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Neuqua Valley who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-18, 22-25, 25-23.
Montini Catholic better focus on containing Colin Loehrke and Dean Michael Javier as the pair were huge in Neuqua Valley's win. Loehrke had 11 digs and two aces, while Javier had nine digs and one assist. That's the most aces Loehrke has posted since back in April.
Neuqua Valley pushed their record up to 24-11 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Montini Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
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