Althoff Catholic lost against Edwardsville back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Crusaders took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
While Althoff Catholic ultimately came up short, they really made Edwardsville work, particularly in the second set. The final score came out to 25-13, 26-24.
Nate Sorgea paced Althoff Catholic's offense, picking up six kills. Sorgea got some help from Rhett Neville and his nine assists.
Nicholas Paschall was the offensive standout of the contest as he had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces he has posted over his last 13 games.
Althoff Catholic's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-6. As for Edwardsville, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 20-11.
Althoff Catholic and Edwardsville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Crusaders will face off against Maryville Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (42 vs. 153). Meanwhile, Edwardsville (ranked 60th) will meet Alton (ranked 203rd) at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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