The Elyria Catholic Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Elyria Catholic is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake Catholic just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Cougars. The Panthers have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-13, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Elyria Catholic had strong showings from Lauren Gorski, who had 21 digs, and Bree Bodde, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy got the win against Coventry on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-23, 25-15.
Elyria Catholic's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Elyria Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Elyria Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elyria Catholic 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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