Volleyball Preview: Notre Dame Academy Eagles vs. Jonathan Alder Pioneers
Notre Dame Academy has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Jonathan Alder Pioneers at 10:00 a.m.
Notre Dame Academy lost 3-0 to Perrysburg on Tuesday. The Eagles have struggled against the Yellow Jackets recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
While Notre Dame Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Perrysburg's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Alder got the win against Urbana on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pioneers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Jonathan Alder was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-6, 25-14.
Jonathan Alder's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kylie Trout, who had nine digs and seven aces, and Addison Garman, who had five aces and 13 assists. The dominant performance gave Trout a new career-high in aces.
Jonathan Alder was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Notre Dame Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Jonathan Alder, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Notre Dame Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Jonathan Alder struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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