Union Catholic has won five straight games at home, while Westfield has won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Union Catholic Vikings will host the Westfield Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Union Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Summit, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Union Catholic was ranked eighth). Union Catholic walked away with a 2-0 win over Summit on Wednesday.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Westfield beat Summit 2-0 on Monday.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Westfield was: they took both sets by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-10.
Union Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Westfield, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Union Catholic came up short against Westfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Union Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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