The Catholic Central Crusaders will head out to challenge the Edison Wildcats at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Catholic Central will be strutting in after a win while Edison will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Catholic Central beat Brooke 3-1.
Catholic Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-16.
Catholic Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lilly Balzano, who had eight kills, three digs, two aces, and a block, and Julia Nurczyk, who had seven kills and two aces. That's the most aces Balzano has posted in her last seven contests.
Catholic Central kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Edison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Indian Creek, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-10, 25-9.
Catholic Central's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-7. As for Edison, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-18.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Catholic Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Edison struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Catholic Central's way against Edison when the teams last played back in August, as Catholic Central made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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