The Beaumont School Blue Streaks will square off against the Elyria Catholic Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Beaumont School has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Elyria Catholic will arrive with four straight wins.
Beaumont School came up short against Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Beaumont School was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-19.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Elyria Catholic sidestepped Padua Franciscan for a 3-2 victory.
Elyria Catholic took Padua Franciscan into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 26-24, 17-25, 21-25, 15-12.
Lauren Gorski went supernova for Elyria Catholic, getting 30 digs.
Beaumont School's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Elyria Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Beaumont School has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Elyria Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Beaumont School came up short against Elyria Catholic in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Beaumont School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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