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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