After both having extra time off, the Southeast Pirates and the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southeast was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past Waterloo 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won seven in a row.
Southeast wouldn't go down easily and took Waterloo into a fifth set where they got it done with a ten-point win. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-12, 25-20, 14-25, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic got the win against Aquinas on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Canton Central Catholic was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-13.
Southeast's record is now 8-14. As for Canton Central Catholic, their record now sits at 12-10.
Southeast couldn't quite get it done against Canton Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2017 as they fell 2-0. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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