The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Volleyball team is 9-6 on the season following Tuesday night's 3-0 sweep of Battle Creek.
Prior to that, the Bluejays lost 3-2 at home to Hartington Cedar Catholic Thursday night, and 3-0 at home to Bishop Neumann last Tuesday night.
The Cavaliers topped GACC 25-12 in set one, 25-11 in set two, and 25-16 in set three.
Maddie Knobbe finished with 9 kills while Kali Stratman totaled 8 digs and 18 set assists.
The Trojans won the first set 25-17 before the Bluejays won the second set 25-22. Cedar Catholic took set three 25-21 before GACC forced a fifth set by winning the fourth set 25-18. The Trojans earned a 15-13 win in the fifth set.
Knobbe registered 22 kills and 12 digs while Allie Knobbe posted 7 kills. Ally Plagge recorded 13 digs while Stratman contributed 11 digs and 43 set assists. Brooklyn Bailey added 7 digs.
The Bluejays took the first set from the Braves, 25-19, and won the second set 25-18, and the third set, 25-11.
Maddie Knobbe totaled 18 kills and 7 digs while Plagge notched 18 digs. Lisa Gatzemeyer chipped in 10 digs while Stratman recorded 7 digs and 27 set assists.
Head Coach Kate Hagemann says she's still looking for her team to reach their potential. "We've talked a lot with this team. We're young and inexperienced. But at some point I'm still confident that they're going to grow up and they're going to realize their potential. And hopefully as the end of the year comes near they'll start doing that."
Guardian Angels Central Catholic travels to Wisner on Thursday for a Triangular with Lutheran High Northeast and Wisner-Pilger.
Hagemann says all three teams are familiar with one another. "Well I expect the entire night to be a lot of good Volleyball. When we're playing, when Lutheran's playing, when Wisner's playing, we're pretty familiar with each other. We've played each other a lot in the past years. And we've already played Lutheran once this year."
The Eagles swept the Bluejays 2-0 in the Northeast Nebraska Classic on September 1st.
I think GACC is a better team now than they were then though.
The Bluejays appear to be getting some things figured out at the right time.
GACC has played at a really high level in their last two matches.
I think the Bluejays have a shot at a sweep Thursday night.
Both Wisner-Pilger and Lutheran High Northeast are very tough, worthy opponents, but GACC is a team to be reckoned with too.
Maddie Knobbe and Stratman need to continue to be forces for the Bluejays offensively.
GACC has to ride their offensive production, and continue to get solid defensive efforts from players like Plagge and Gatzemeyer.
I think you will see the Bluejays play well Thursday night.
I definitely think all three matches have a good shot to go the distance, but I feel GACC has a good chance to prevail in both matches.
The Gators could certainly win the Triangular too, and the Eagles can't be counted out, but I think the Bluejays have the best chance of taking it based on how they're playing.
GACC has to do their best to slow down Jayda Oligmueller and Maci Batenhorst in the Wisner-Pilger match.
Those two make the Gators go, and are big factors for Wisner-Pilger night in and night out.
The Triangular is set to get underway at 5:00 p.m. on 107.9 the Bull.
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