After both having extra time off, the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders and the LaBrae Vikings will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Canton Central Catholic and Aquinas met for a duel on Thursday where Canton Central Catholic came out on top. Everything went Canton Central Catholic's way against Aquinas as Canton Central Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
The final score came out to 25-4, 25-7, 25-20.
Canton Central Catholic found their leader in underclassman Addyson Neisel, who had seven aces and three digs.
Canton Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for LaBrae, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Harding 3-0 on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-10, 25-18.
Canton Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for LaBrae, they pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Canton Central Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like LaBrae struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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