The Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders will take on the Lakota West Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Archbishop Moeller is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: St. Xavier, who was ranked first at the time (Archbishop Moeller was ranked sixth). The Fighting Crusaders lost 3-0 to the Bombers on Friday. The Fighting Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Bombers recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
While Archbishop Moeller was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into St. Xavier's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-21, 26-24.
Despite the loss, Archbishop Moeller had strong showings from Tyler Wong, who had 13 digs and one assist, and Danny McAneny, who had eight digs. Elvis Arvay also deserves some recognition as he had his first block of the season.
Meanwhile, Lakota West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Oak Hills, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15, 25-13.
Archbishop Moeller's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Lakota West, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Archbishop Moeller took their win against Lakota West when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Fighting Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Firebirds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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