The Providence Catholic Celtics will challenge the Evergreen Park Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Providence Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Marian Catholic by a score of 2-0.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-16.
Providence Catholic couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.4% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was in their last 11 contests.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Park was able to grind out a solid victory over Oak Forest on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0.
While Evergreen Park won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 26-24.
Among those leading the charge was Maddie Bruno, who had 12 digs.
Providence Catholic's win bumped their record up to 29-9. As for Evergreen Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Providence Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Evergreen Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Providence Catholic beat Evergreen Park 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Providence Catholic repeat their success, or does Evergreen Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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