Althoff Catholic waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Marquette Catholic Explorers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Crusaders also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Althoff Catholic's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Marquette Catholic between 17 and 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-17.
Leading Althoff Catholic to victory were Katelyn Karban and Paityn Gehrig. Karban had nine digs and three aces, while Gehrig had five digs.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Marquette Catholic, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Althoff Catholic will welcome Metro-East Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Marquette Catholic, they will challenge Roxana at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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