The Elyria Catholic Panthers will face off against the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Elyria Catholic is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Elyria Catholic proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Catholic, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since October 8, 2024.
Elyria Catholic wouldn't go down easily and took Lake Catholic into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-16, 25-16, 26-28, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy came up short against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Royals have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 26-24, 25-23.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Elyria Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
Everything went Elyria Catholic's way against Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in September, as Elyria Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Royals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
