Volleyball Preview: Our Lady of the Elms Panthers vs. East Dragons
Our Lady of the Elms and East are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Our Lady of the Elms is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake Ridge Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Royals. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Royals recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
While Our Lady of the Elms ultimately came up short, they really made Lake Ridge Academy work, particularly in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 26-24.
Meanwhile, East was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Firestone.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-10, 25-11.
Our Lady of the Elms' defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Our Lady of the Elms took their win against East in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Our Lady of the Elms 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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