Castle is 10-0 against Evansville Mater Dei since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Castle Knights have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Castle earned a 2-0 win over Terre Haute South Vigo.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Castle was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13.
Castle can attribute much of their success to Caroline Kenworthy, who had eight digs and two aces, and Karsyn Wilhelmus, who had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Wilhelmus has posted in her last seven contests.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei entered their tilt with Mt. Vernon on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Evansville Mater Dei took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 25-11.
Castle's victory was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-3. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Everything went Castle's way against Evansville Mater Dei in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Castle made off with a 3-0 win. Will Castle repeat their success, or does Evansville Mater Dei have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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