On Tuesday Peninsula Catholic will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Norfolk Academy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Peninsula Catholic and Steward met for a duel on Thursday where Peninsula Catholic prevailed. Peninsula Catholic skirted past Steward 3-2.
Peninsula Catholic took Steward into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23, 19-25, 23-25, 17-15.
Peninsula Catholic relied on the efforts of Addison Dent, who had 13 digs and three aces, and Deana Tavarez, who had 26 kills, nine digs, and a block. Tavarez is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season.
Peninsula Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 16 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Academy entered their tilt with Collegiate on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Cougars.
Norfolk Academy was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 19-25, 19-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Peninsula Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Norfolk Academy, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Peninsula Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 16.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Norfolk Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Peninsula Catholic's way against Norfolk Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as Peninsula Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Peninsula Catholic repeat their success, or does Norfolk Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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