After both having extra time off, the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders and the Trinity Catholic Celtics will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clearwater Central Catholic will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Clearwater Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Tampa Prep.
Clearwater Central Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-17.
Clearwater Central Catholic kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October.
Meanwhile, Trinity Catholic had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Trinity Catholic didn't let Orangewood Christian take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 25-23.
Isabella Rodriguez and Hannah Williams were among the main playmakers for Trinity Catholic as the former had 15 digs and the latter had nine digs.
Clearwater Central Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Trinity Catholic, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Clearwater Central Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Trinity Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Clearwater Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Trinity Catholic in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, winning 3-1. Will Clearwater Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Trinity Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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