The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will head out to take on the Marquette Catholic Explorers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Althoff Catholic is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
On Tuesday, Althoff Catholic earned a 2-0 win over Maryville Christian.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Althoff Catholic was: they took both sets by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-9.
Althoff Catholic relied on the efforts of Katelyn Karban, who had six aces and five digs, and Paityn Gehrig, who had six digs and 11 assists. The dominant performance gave Karban a new career-high in aces.
Althoff Catholic couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.9% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic came up short against Father McGivney Catholic on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Explorers haven't had much luck with the Griffins recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-13.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Marquette Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Althoff Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Marquette Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Althoff Catholic repeat their success, or does Marquette Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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