Volleyball Preview: Concord Christian Lions vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
The Concord Christian Lions are on the road again on Thursday to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. Notre Dame took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Concord Christian, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Concord Christian beat Providence Academy 3-1.
Concord Christian was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Concord Christian can attribute much of their success to Anniston Kennedy, who had 20 digs, and Madisyn Glasgow, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Glasgow has posted since back in September.
Concord Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame didn't have quite enough to beat Silverdale Academy on Monday and fell 3-2. While the Fighting Irish didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Seahawks 26-24 in the first set.
Notre Dame took Silverdale Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Concord Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-16.
Concord Christian came up short against Notre Dame when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Concord Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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