On Tuesday Evansville Mater Dei will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Castle Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Evansville Mater Dei's way against Mt. Vernon as Evansville Mater Dei made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Evansville Mater Dei's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Castle came tearing into Saturday's contest with ten straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Braves by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Castle was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13.
Castle can attribute much of their success to Caroline Kenworthy, who had eight digs and two aces, and Karsyn Wilhelmus, who had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Wilhelmus has posted in her last seven matchups.
Evansville Mater Dei has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Castle, they pushed their record up to 27-3 with the win, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season.
Evansville Mater Dei might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Castle in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Evansville Mater Dei avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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