Volleyball Preview: Notus Pirates vs. Victory Charter Vipers
Notus hasn't had much luck against Victory Charter recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Notus Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Victory Charter Vipers at 7:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Notus came up short against Non Varsity Opponent and fell 3-1. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Notus lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-23.
Notus' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lauren Nelson, who had 16 aces and two kills, and Yaxexi Liaguno, who had three digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Nelson a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Notus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 37 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Victory Charter also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Filer by a score of 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16.
Notus' defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Victory Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Notus might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Victory Charter when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Notus have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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