Kolbe-Cathedral is 0-9 against Masuk since April of 2021 but things could change on Wednesday. The Cougars will square off against the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Angel Gomez
| 06/02/25 vs Civic Leadership | 23 |
| 05/21/25 @ Newtown | 24 |
| 05/20/25 vs Brookfield | 38 |
| 05/19/25 vs Bunnell | 22 |
| 05/15/25 @ Masuk | 17 |
| + 32 more games |
Kolbe-Cathedral had won three straight home games and Angel Gomez did his part to make it four on Monday. Everything went the Cougars' way against Civic Leadership as they made off with a 3-0 win with plenty of help from Gomez, who had 23 digs and three aces. He has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 37 times he's played.
Kolbe-Cathedral never let Civic Leadership on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Masuk faced Joel Barlow in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Panthers walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Falcons. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Kolbe-Cathedral better focus on containing Andrew Oleyar and Jack Hanna as the pair were huge in Masuk's win. Oleyar had 12 digs, while Hanna had 12 digs. That's the most digs Hanna has posted since back in April.
Masuk's victory bumped their record up to 16-5. As for Kolbe-Cathedral, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Kolbe-Cathedral has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Masuk struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kolbe-Cathedral suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Masuk in their previous meeting back in May. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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