The Catholic Crusaders will take on the Collegiate Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Catholic is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Catholic proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Norfolk Academy 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Crusaders have posted against the Bulldogs since September 1, 2021.
Catholic found their leader in sophomore Katie Winchester, who had 17 digs and three aces.
Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Collegiate unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-match winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of The Covenant School by a score of 3-2.
Collegiate took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 20-25, 25-17, 15-12.
Collegiate's defeat dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 24-8.
Catholic couldn't quite get it done against Collegiate in their previous meeting back in August as they fell 2-0. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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