Volleyball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Loyola Academy's 15th in Last 17 Outings

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 6:26am

Volleyball Recap: Loyola Academy Ramblers vs. IC Catholic Prep Knights

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Loyola Academy entered their tilt with IC Catholic Prep on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the IC Catholic Prep Knights. For the Ramblers, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.

Loyola Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-14.

Loyola Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.

Loyola Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for IC Catholic Prep, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 17-9.

Loyola Academy has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Mother McAuley on the 15th. As for IC Catholic Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Montini Catholic on the 15th.

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