Volleyball Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Rhea County Golden Eagles
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Rhea County Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Notre Dame didn't have quite enough to beat Science Hill and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Notre Dame sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-22, 21-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Rhea County came up short against Dalton on Thursday and fell 2-0. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 26-24.
Notre Dame has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-14 record this season. As for Rhea County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-16.
Notre Dame took their win against Rhea County when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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