Althoff Catholic has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Maryville Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Althoff Catholic sidestepped Collinsville for a 2-1 victory.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Althoff Catholic got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 25-13.
Katelyn Karban was nothing short of spectacular: she had 14 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Maryville Christian entered their tilt with Marquette Catholic on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Explorers.
Maryville Christian easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-20.
Althoff Catholic pushed their record up to 15-9 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Maryville Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Althoff Catholic beat Maryville Christian 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Althoff Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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