Volleyball Preview: Notre Dame Academy Pandas vs. Highlands Bluebirds
Notre Dame Academy is 5-0 against Highlands since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Notre Dame Academy Pandas will be taking part in a tournament against the Highlands Bluebirds at 5:30 p.m. Notre Dame Academy is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Notre Dame Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Villa Madonna on Sunday. Notre Dame Academy blew past Villa Madonna 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Notre Dame Academy took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-9, 25-10.
Notre Dame Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Julia Grace, who had 12 digs, and Lacey Hostetler, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, Highlands came tearing into Sunday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 3-0 win.
Highlands' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Cooper between 18 and 21 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-21, 25-20.
Highlands' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ava Muzumdar, who had five digs and 23 assists. Ellie Mohr was another key player, getting nine digs and three aces.
Notre Dame Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-3 record this season. As for Highlands, their victory bumped their record up to 29-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Notre Dame Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Highlands struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Notre Dame Academy's way against Highlands when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as Notre Dame Academy made off with a 3-0 win. Will Notre Dame Academy repeat their success, or does Highlands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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