The South Bend Saint Joseph Huskies will challenge the Valparaiso Vikings at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Thursday, South Bend Saint Joseph didn't have quite enough to beat Elkhart and fell 3-2. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Bend Saint Joseph started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-27, 25-18, 25-18, 15-13.

Logan Gutermuth
04/24/25 vs Elkhart | 12 |
04/21/25 vs South Bend Riley | 5 |
04/16/25 @ South Bend Adams | 11 |
South Bend Saint Joseph's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cormac Kennedy, who had nine digs, and Logan Gutermuth, who had 18 digs and 12 kills. Gutermuth has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Valparaiso came up short against Chesterton on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Valparaiso was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18, 25-17.
South Bend Saint Joseph will have to contain Camden Rasmussen as he made an impact in Valparaiso's last game. He had 21 digs and one assist.
Valparaiso's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-7. As for South Bend Saint Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.