Catholic - N.I. hasn't had much luck against St. Thomas More recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Catholic - N.I. Panthers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the St. Thomas More Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Catholic - N.I. was able to grind out a solid win over Rayne, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Catholic - N.I. was: they took both sets by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-16.
Catholic - N.I. found their leader in underclassman Renee Frederick, who had four aces and 12 assists.
Catholic - N.I. couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.7% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More entered their tilt with Lafayette Christian Academy on Thursday with 11 consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with 12. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 3-1.
In the three sets St. Thomas More was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 21-25, 25-10, 25-15.
ElEanor Guidry went supernova for St. Thomas More, getting 16 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Guidry has posted since back in November of 2023.
Catholic - N.I.'s record is now 6-0. As for St. Thomas More, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Catholic - N.I. has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.8 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas More struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Catholic - N.I. came up short against St. Thomas More when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Catholic - N.I. avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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