The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Steubenville Big Red at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Wheeling Central Catholic made easy work of Shadyside and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-16, 25-19.
Wheeling Central Catholic found their leader in underclassman Olivia Stephens, who had 15 digs and three aces. Stephens is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played.
Wheeling Central Catholic couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.3% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Steubenville had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Toronto with a sharp 3-0 win on Thursday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-20, 25-21.
Wheeling Central Catholic pushed their record up to 5-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Steubenville, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Wheeling Central Catholic came up short against Steubenville when the teams last played back in September of 2018, falling 2-0. Can Wheeling Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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