The Richland Center Hornets's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Catholic Central Hilltoppers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Richland Center will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Platteville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Richland Center won by a set and slipped past Platteville 3-2.
Richland Center wouldn't go down easily and took Platteville into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-17, 25-15, 13-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central posted their biggest win since October 17, 2023 on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Messmer. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hilltoppers.
Catholic Central was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-20, 25-8.
Among those leading the charge was Allegra Kayser, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last nine matchups.
Catholic Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Richland Center has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Catholic Central, their victory bumped their record up to 3-23.
Richland Center beat Catholic Central 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Will Richland Center repeat their success, or does Catholic Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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