Volleyball Preview: Notre Dame Academy Cougars vs. Marblehead Magicians
After two games on the road, Notre Dame Academy is heading back home. They will welcome the Marblehead Magicians at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Notre Dame Academy came up short against Barnstable on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Red Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-8, 25-6.
Meanwhile, Marblehead waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Marblehead was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-9, 25-8.
Marblehead can attribute much of their success to Eva Burke, who had two aces and 26 assists. Burke is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Marblehead was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Notre Dame Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Marblehead, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Notre Dame Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Marblehead in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Notre Dame Academy repeat their success, or does Marblehead have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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