Norfolk Collegiate hasn't had much luck against Peninsula Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks will be staying on the road to face off against the Peninsula Catholic Knights at 6:00 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Norfolk Collegiate didn't have quite enough to beat Norfolk Christian and fell 3-2.
Norfolk Collegiate took Norfolk Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-21, 16-25, 21-25, 15-4.
Meanwhile, Peninsula Catholic and Walsingham Academy met for a duel on Friday where Peninsula Catholic came out on top. Peninsula Catholic was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Walsingham Academy.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-17, 25-13.
Peninsula Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Norfolk Collegiate's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Peninsula Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Norfolk Collegiate suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Peninsula Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Norfolk Collegiate avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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