The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will face off against the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hamilton Southeastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Zionsville, who was ranked ninth at the time (Hamilton Southeastern was ranked 11th). The Royals were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Eagles on Thursday. The Royals haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Hamilton Southeastern never let Zionsville on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Cathedral had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cathedral was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12.
Cathedral's win was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Hamilton Southeastern, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Hamilton Southeastern couldn't quite get it done against Cathedral in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Fighting Irish's Jake Werne, who had 15 digs and five aces. Now that the Royals know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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