Althoff Catholic and Belleville West are an even 5-5 against one another  since September of 2016, but  not for long. The Crusaders will challenge the Maroons at 6:30  p.m.  on Monday. Belleville West took a loss in their last  matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Althoff Catholic, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Althoff Catholic had just enough and edged out Father McGivney Catholic  2-1. The  win continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Griffins: they've now won seven in a row.
 In the two sets Althoff Catholic was on fire: they won each by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 17-25,  25-12.

 Katelyn Karban
| 09/25/25 vs Father McGivney Catholic | 24 | 
| 09/24/25 vs Belleville East | 8 | 
| 09/23/25 @ Metro-East Lutheran | 15 | 
| 09/18/25 vs Marquette Catholic | 8 | 
| 09/16/25 @ Maryville Christian | 10 | 
| + 5 more games | 
  Katelyn Karban had a dynamite game,  getting 24  digs and two  aces. That's the most  digs  she has posted  over her last ten  matches.
Meanwhile,  after a string of three wins, Belleville West's good fortune finally ran out  on Thursday. They fell just short of Edwardsville by a score of  2-1.
 Belleville West started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-15,  25-10.
 Althoff Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Belleville West, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
 Althoff Catholic couldn't quite get it done against Belleville West in their previous meeting  back in August as they fell  2-0. Can the Crusaders avenge their  defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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