Monroe Catholic hasn't had much luck against Valdez recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rams will look to defend their home court against the Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Monroe Catholic sitting on five straight wins and Valdez on six.
Monroe Catholic will bounce into Friday's contest after beating North Pole, who they had gone 1-7-1 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rams walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Patriots on Tuesday.
Monroe Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Valdez made easy work of Hutchison two weeks ago and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Valdez was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-6.
Monroe Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 9-2-2. As for Valdez, their win bumped their record up to 24-7.
Monroe Catholic came up short against Valdez in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 3-1. Will the Rams have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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