The Catholic Central Crusaders will square off against the Beallsville Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Catholic Central came up short against Martins Ferry on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-21, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Beallsville came up short against Frontier on Saturday and fell 3-1.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 15-25, 26-24, 25-23.
The losing side was boosted by Katie Crooks, who had nine digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Even though they lost, Beallsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Catholic Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Beallsville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Everything went Catholic Central's way against Beallsville in their previous matchup back in August as Catholic Central made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Catholic Central repeat their success, or does Beallsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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