After both having extra time off, the Marquette Catholic Blazers and the Culver Community Cavaliers will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Marquette Catholic sitting on three straight victories and Culver Community on 14.
Marquette Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Kouts by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23.
Marquette Catholic can attribute much of their success to Kori Ladd, who had 19 digs.
Meanwhile, Culver Community hadn't done well against Triton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Culver Community had just enough and edged Triton out 3-2.
Culver Community wouldn't go down easily and took Triton into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 27-25, 24-26, 14-25, 18-16.
Marquette Catholic's record is now 19-13. As for Culver Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Marquette Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Culver Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Marquette Catholic took their win against Culver Community in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Marquette Catholic repeat their success, or does Culver Community have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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