Carroll hasn't had much luck against Archbishop McNicholas recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Carroll Patriots will be playing at home against the Archbishop McNicholas Rockets at 6:30 p.m.
Carroll and Dayton Christian met for a duel on Monday where Carroll had to take the L. Carroll lost 3-0 to Dayton Christian. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carroll was not able to win a set, but it sure wasn't from a lack of trying: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McNicholas waltzed into their contest on Monday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Everything went their way against the Aviators as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Archbishop McNicholas was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-10, 25-9.
Archbishop McNicholas' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ali Strange, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Lauren Radtke, who had ten digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Archbishop McNicholas 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 17 consecutive matchups.
Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Archbishop McNicholas, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Carroll has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Archbishop McNicholas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carroll suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Archbishop McNicholas in their previous matchup back in September. Will Carroll have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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