After both having extra time off, the Cleveland Central Catholic Ironmen and the West Geauga Wolverines will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Cleveland Central Catholic has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Monday, Cleveland Central Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Andrews Osborne Academy and fell 3-2. While the Ironmen didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Phoenix 25-18 in the first set.
Cleveland Central Catholic actually scored more points across those five sets (95-87), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 4-25, 25-16, 15-7.
Meanwhile, West Geauga was able to grind out a solid win over Orange on Wednesday, taking the game 3-1.
In the three sets West Geauga was on fire: they won each by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-9, 25-9, 25-9.
West Geauga's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Shaylynn Rogaski, who had 12 digs.
West Geauga was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive games.
Cleveland Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for West Geauga, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.
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