The Roncalli Royals will take on the Center Grove Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Roncalli is coming into the game hot, having won their last 14 games.
Roncalli is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Hamilton Southeastern, who was ranked 11th at the time (Roncalli was ranked first). Roncalli was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Hamilton Southeastern on Tuesday.
Roncalli's got stronger as the match went on, holding Hamilton Southeastern to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Center Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Indianapolis Bishop Chatard on Monday, taking the game 3-1. The victory continues a trend for Center Grove in their matchups with Indianapolis Bishop Chatard: they've now won three in a row.
Center Grove walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 26-24, 22-25, 25-17, 25-15.
Center Grove's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4-1. As for Roncalli, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
Roncalli took their victory against Center Grove when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Royals repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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