The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Belleville East Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Althoff Catholic sitting on four straight victories and Belleville East on five.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Granite City.
Rhett Neville
| 05/27/25 vs Granite City | 27 |
| 05/22/25 @ Collinsville | 20 |
| 05/20/25 @ Metro-East Lutheran | 21 |
| 05/19/25 vs Freeburg | 26 |
| 05/13/25 @ Belleville West | 16 |
| 05/12/25 vs Maryville Christian | 18 |
Althoff Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rhett Neville, who had 27 assists and three digs. Neville has been hot, having posted 16 or more assists the last six times he's played.
Meanwhile, Belleville East had just enough and edged out Collinsville 2-1 on Tuesday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Belleville East who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 20-25, 25-16.
Belleville East pushed their record up to 25-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Althoff Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 27-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Althoff Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4 aces per game. However, it's not like Belleville East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Althoff Catholic couldn't quite get it done against Belleville East when the teams last played back in March as they fell 2-0. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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