East Troy hasn't had much luck against Catholic Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The East Troy Trojans and the Catholic Memorial Crusaders are set to duel. Catholic Memorial took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on East Troy, who comes in off a win.
East Troy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Evansville 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Trojans have posted since October 1st.
One reason for the win was East Troy's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-14, 25-11.
East Troy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hailey Wojciuch, who had 12 digs and 17 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Neher, who had five aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: East Troy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Catholic Memorial unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak last Tuesday. They fell just short of Mukwonago by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost three in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Catholic Memorial sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 21-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-13.
Catholic Memorial might have lost, but man, Ellen Mowbray was a machine: she had 11 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Mowbray has posted since back in September.
East Troy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 26-21 record this season. As for Catholic Memorial, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 29-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: East Troy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Catholic Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
East Troy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Catholic Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can East Troy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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