The Eureka Wildcats will take on the Althoff Catholic Crusaders in a tournament on Friday. Eureka has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight defeats, while Althoff Catholic will come in with six straight victories.
Eureka is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Lindbergh, who was ranked second at the time (Eureka was ranked 22nd). The Wildcats lost 3-0 to the Flyers on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic earned a 2-0 win over Father McGivney Catholic on Tuesday.
Althoff Catholic easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10.
Eureka better keep an eye on Nolan Karban. He was instrumental in Althoff Catholic's win, getting 15 digs and two assists. That's the most digs Karban has posted over his last six contests.
Althoff Catholic pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Eureka, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
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