Highland Baptist Christian is 2-8 against Catholic - N.I. since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Highland Baptist Christian Bears are on the road again to play the Catholic - N.I. Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
Highland Baptist Christian might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to Sulphur, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
While Highland Baptist Christian was not able to win a set, they sure kept things interesting: every set was decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 32-30.
Meanwhile, Catholic - N.I. waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Wolves.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Catholic - N.I. took both sets by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-16.
Catholic - N.I. found their leader in underclassman Renee Frederick, who had four aces and 12 assists.
Catholic - N.I. couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.7% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
Highland Baptist Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Catholic - N.I., their record now sits at 6-0.
Highland Baptist Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Catholic - N.I. when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Highland Baptist Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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