Kearney Catholic has won three straight games at home, while Broken Bow has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Kearney Catholic Stars will host the Broken Bow Indians.
Kearney Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln Lutheran, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Kearney Catholic was ranked 19th). Kearney Catholic took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln Lutheran on Saturday. The Stars' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Broken Bow had just enough and edged McCook out 2-1 on Tuesday.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (69-68) Broken Bow actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 17-25, 25-20.
Kearney Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Broken Bow, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Kearney Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Broken Bow struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Kearney Catholic's way against Broken Bow when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Kearney Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Kearney Catholic repeat their success, or does Broken Bow have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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