Kearney Catholic has been on the road for 15 straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Kearney Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Grand Island Central Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Kearney Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Waverly, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Kearney Catholic was ranked 19th). Kearney Catholic walked away with a 2-0 win over Waverly on Saturday.
Kearney Catholic never let Waverly on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Grand Island Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of McCook by a score of 2-1.
Grand Island Central Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 26-24, 25-21.
Kearney Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Kearney Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Grand Island Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Kearney Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grand Island Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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