The Marquette Catholic Explorers will square off against the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marquette Catholic has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Althoff Catholic will come in with five straight wins.
Last Thursday, Marquette Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Father McGivney Catholic and fell 2-1. While the Explorers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Griffins 25-16 in the first period.
Marquette Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic and Wesclin met for a duel on Monday where Althoff Catholic prevailed. Althoff Catholic walked away with a 2-0 victory over Wesclin.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Althoff Catholic was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-14.
Katelyn Karban was the offensive standout of the match as she had eight digs.
Marquette Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Althoff Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Marquette Catholic came up short against Althoff Catholic in their previous matchup back in September, falling 2-0. Can Marquette Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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