The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will square off against the Montini Catholic Broncos at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last five games Neuqua Valley has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, Neuqua Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Naperville North 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted against the Huskies since May 4, 2022.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Neuqua Valley got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 22-25, 25-23.
Neuqua Valley relied on the efforts of Colin Loehrke, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Dean Michael Javier, who had nine digs and one assist. That's the most aces Loehrke has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, Montini Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Marmion.
Montini Catholic couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Marmion a tough time in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 33-35, 25-20, 25-13.
Montini Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Neuqua Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season.
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