The Lehman Catholic Cavaliers will be taking part in a tournament against the Botkins Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lehman Catholic had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Northridge on Thursday. The Cavaliers put the hurt on the Polar Bears with a sharp 3-0 win. The Cavaliers not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 16th (when they won 3-0).
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lehman Catholic was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-13, 25-10.
Lilly Graham
| 10/09/25 @ Northridge | 13 |
| 10/07/25 vs Troy Christian | 10 |
| 10/02/25 vs Covington | 36 |
| 09/30/25 @ Riverside | 29 |
Lehman Catholic can attribute much of their success to Lilly Graham, who had 13 digs and three assists, and Avery Wyan, who had five digs and one assist. Graham has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Lehman Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. They are 6-2 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Botkins earned a 3-1 victory over Ansonia on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won six in a row.
Botkins was especially dominant in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-16, 23-25, 25-23, 25-12.
Lehman Catholic better focus on containing Kambree Walters and Brynnan Paul as the pair were huge in Botkins' win. Walters had 19 digs and one assist, while Paul had 17 digs. Those 17 digs gave Paul a new career-high. Aspen Brown also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
Botkins' victory bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Lehman Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Lehman Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Botkins struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Lehman Catholic's way against Botkins in their previous meeting back in October of 2018, as Lehman Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
