Peninsula Catholic has gone 8-1 against Walsingham Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Peninsula Catholic Knights and the Walsingham Academy Trojans are set to duel. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Peninsula Catholic is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since August 27th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Nansemond-Suffolk Academy. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Saints: they've now lost four in a row.
While Peninsula Catholic was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Walsingham Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Norfolk Christian.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Norfolk Christian scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-18.
Peninsula Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Walsingham Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Peninsula Catholic took their victory against Walsingham Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Peninsula Catholic repeat their success, or does Walsingham Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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