Springfield Catholic has been on the road for eight straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Bolivar Liberators at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, Springfield Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Clever.
Springfield Catholic took Clever into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 19-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Bolivar entered their tilt with Nevada on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They won by a set and slipped past the Tigers 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Bolivar got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-13, 15-25, 25-17, 25-27, 15-4.
Bolivar had a senior duo take command as Anna Vaughn had 12 digs and Rayna Wilson had three digs and 15 assists. Vaughn is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Bolivar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Springfield Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-13-3 record this season. As for Bolivar, their win bumped their record up to 11-18-1.
Springfield Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Bolivar in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. Will Springfield Catholic repeat their success, or does Bolivar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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