Volleyball Preview: Willow Lions vs. Academy of Our Lady Penguins
The Willow Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Academy of Our Lady Penguins at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Willow will head out to face Academy of Our Lady after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Willow fell 3-1 to Thomas Jefferson.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 23-25, 25-22, 25-13.
Despite the defeat, Willow had strong showings from Chloe West, who had 16 digs, and Makayla Celestain, who had seven digs and three kills.
Even though they lost, Willow kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Academy of Our Lady's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vandebilt Catholic. The Penguins have struggled against the Terriers recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Academy of Our Lady started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-16.
Willow has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Academy of Our Lady, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
Willow might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Academy of Our Lady in their previous meeting back in September of 2018. Can Willow avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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