The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will challenge the Nashville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Althoff Catholic sitting on five straight victories and Nashville on four.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Red Bud. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Crusaders have posted since October 7th.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 22-25, 27-25.
Katelyn Karban
| 10/30/25 @ Red Bud | 30 |
| 09/12/25 @ Effingham | 26 |
| 09/25/25 vs Father McGivney Catholic | 24 |
| 10/08/25 @ Freeburg | 19 |
| 09/13/25 vs Sacred Heart-Griffin | 17 |
Althoff Catholic got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Katelyn Karban out in front who had 30 digs and one assist. Those 30 digs gave Karban a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Fairbairn, who had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, Nashville hadn't done well against Breese Central recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Hornets walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Cougars.
Nashville's win bumped their record up to 25-12. As for Althoff Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 23-12.
Althoff Catholic came up short against Nashville in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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