Marquette Catholic is 1-9 against Gibault Catholic since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Marquette Catholic Explorers are on the road again to play the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Marquette Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Gibault Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Marquette Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Granite City, taking the game 2-0.
Marquette Catholic easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-3.
Marquette Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lily Covert, who had 12 digs. Covert is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Marquette Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five matchups.
Meanwhile, Gibault Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Mater Dei.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-15.
Marquette Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 12-17. As for Gibault Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Marquette Catholic skirted past Gibault Catholic 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marquette Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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