After both having extra time off, the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights and the Williamstown Yellowjackets will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Wheeling Central Catholic made easy work of Shadyside and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Maroon Knights.
Wheeling Central Catholic was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-21.
Wheeling Central Catholic relied on the efforts of Olivia Stephens, who had 11 digs and three aces, and Reagan Jones, who had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in aces.
Wheeling Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Williamstown was able to grind out a solid victory over Clay County on Saturday, taking the game 2-0.
Williamstown easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-12.
Wheeling Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Williamstown, their win bumped their record up to 15-7-3.
Wheeling Central Catholic might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Williamstown when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Wheeling Central Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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