Volleyball Game Preview: Legacy Christian Academy Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 1:37am

Volleyball Preview: Legacy Christian Academy Eagles vs. Ursuline Academy Bears

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After both having extra time off, the Legacy Christian Academy Eagles and the Ursuline Academy Bears will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Legacy Christian Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.

Legacy Christian Academy is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since August 15th last Tuesday. They blew past Grapevine Faith Christian 3-0.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Legacy Christian Academy took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-12, 25-16.

Logan Burns was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 11 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Ursuline Academy waltzed into their contest two weeks ago with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 3-1.

Ursuline Academy was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-15.

Among those leading the charge was Elena Montenegro, who had 11 digs.

Legacy Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6-1 record this season. As for Ursuline Academy, their record is now 19-10.

Legacy Christian Academy came up short against Ursuline Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Legacy Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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