The Newark Catholic Green Wave will face off against the St. Henry Redskins at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Newark Catholic comes in on 26 and St. Henry on seven.
Newark Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past New Bremen 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Green Wave have posted since August 30th.
Newark Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 20-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-7.
Meanwhile, St. Henry beat Independence 3-1 on Thursday.
While St. Henry might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Independence scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 25-18.
St. Henry's win came from a few key players Newark Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Morgan Baumer, who had 20 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last 13 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Olivia Gast, who had seven digs and four aces.
Newark Catholic's win bumped their record up to 26-0. As for St. Henry, their victory bumped their record up to 23-5.
Newark Catholic skirted past St. Henry 2-1 in their previous meeting back in August. Do the Green Wave have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Redskins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
