Volleyball Recap: Academy of Notre Dame Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 10:24am

Volleyball Recap: Academy of Notre Dame Lancers vs. Dracut Middies

If Academy of Notre Dame was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Nashoba Valley Tech last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Academy of Notre Dame Lancers lost 3-0 to the Dracut Middies on Saturday. The Lancers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Middies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2017.

While Academy of Notre Dame was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Dracut's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-21.

Dracut got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was E'Annali Rodriguez out in front who had five kills, four aces, and two blocks. Those four aces gave Rodriguez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Clarke, who had five kills and four aces.

Academy of Notre Dame dropped their record down to 7-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Dracut, their win bumped their record up to 3-7.

Academy of Notre Dame has already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Minuteman Regional on the 3rd. As for Dracut, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 win against North Andover on the 30th.

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