Holy Cross hasn't had much luck against Ryle recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Indians will square off against the Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
On Monday, Holy Cross earned a 3-1 victory over Lawrenceburg.
Meanwhile, Ryle faced Great Crossing in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Raiders fell just short of the Warhawks by a score of 3-2. While the Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warhawks 25-16 in the first set.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Ryle lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 29-27, 26-24, 10-25, 15-13.
Holy Cross will have to keep a close watch on Ria Furuta and Francesca Hansel, a pair of players who had a big impact on Ryle's prior game. Furuta had 13 digs and three aces, while Hansel had ten digs and two aces. Furuta has been hot, having posted 11 or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Holy Cross' win bumped their record up to 17-11. As for Ryle, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Holy Cross suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ryle when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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