Kolbe-Cathedral is 0-8 against Joel Barlow since April of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The two teams, after both having extra time off, will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court at 4:30 p.m.
Kolbe-Cathedral came up short against Norwalk last Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Kolbe-Cathedral was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Norwalk's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Joel Barlow faced Newtown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Falcons were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Nighthawks. The win was nothing new for the Falcons as they're now sitting on three straight.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Joel Barlow was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-9, 25-11.
Joel Barlow's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Kolbe-Cathedral, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Kolbe-Cathedral suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Joel Barlow in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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