The Lafayette Central Catholic Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Western Boone Stars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lafayette Central Catholic is coming into the match hot, having won their last 12 games.
On Tuesday, Lafayette Central Catholic got the win against Clinton Prairie by a conclusive 3-0.
While Lafayette Central Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-11, 15-11.
Paige Perez and Grace Bordenet were among the main playmakers for Lafayette Central Catholic as the former had seven digs and 13 assists and the latter had ten digs. Perez has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more assists the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, Western Boone entered their tilt with Harrison on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Raiders 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Western Boone who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 16-14.
Lafayette Central Catholic pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Western Boone, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Lafayette Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Western Boone when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette Central Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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