The Chaminade Julienne Catholic Eagles will head out to challenge the Archbishop Alter Knights at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Chaminade Julienne Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Bishop Fenwick, who was ranked tenth at the time (Chaminade Julienne Catholic was ranked 25th). The Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons on Tuesday. The Eagles have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 17-25, 25-18, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Alter entered their game against Archbishop McNicholas on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Knights lost 3-0 to the Rockets. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Knights have suffered since April 10th.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-11, 25-14.
This is the second loss in a row for Archbishop Alter and nudges their season record down to 11-7. As for Chaminade Julienne Catholic, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 5-4.
Chaminade Julienne Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Archbishop Alter in their previous meeting last Thursday, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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