Volleyball Game Preview: Sacred Heart Academy Sharks vs. Ellington Knights + How To Watch

The Sacred Heart Academy Sharks will be taking part in a tournament against the Ellington Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Sacred Heart Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Lakeview 3-0.

Sacred Heart Academy never let Lakeview on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-22, 25-16.

Bella Spinato

Assists

11/04/25 vs Lakeview	42
10/29/25 vs Amity Regional	36
10/27/25 vs Foran	30
10/24/25 vs Cheshire	40
10/17/25 vs Shelton	25
+ 2 more games

Sacred Heart Academy relied on the efforts of Bella Spinato, who had seven digs and two aces, and JJ Kirck, who had 13 digs and two aces. What's more, Spinato racked up 42 assists, the most she's had since back in October.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ellington had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Knights as it put an end to their three-match losing streak.

Sacred Heart Academy's win bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Ellington, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.