Volleyball Preview: Sacred Heart Prep Gators vs. Notre Dame Regents
Sacred Heart Prep is 10-0 against Notre Dame since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will look to defend their home court against the Notre Dame Regents at 6:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Prep will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Sacred Heart Prep is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Mercy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears.
While Sacred Heart Prep ultimately came up short, they really made Mercy work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 18-25, 25-18, 25-19.
Peyton Fu-Sarosa put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 12 digs. She has been hot , having posted 12 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame didn't have quite enough to beat Menlo School on Thursday and fell 3-2. While the Regents didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 25-20 in the first set.
Notre Dame took Menlo School into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 21-19.
Despite their loss, Notre Dame saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Greene Rachel, who had 16 digs and two aces, was perhaps the best of all. That's the most aces Rachel has posted in her last ten matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Tambuluri Mei, who had ten digs.
Sacred Heart Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 16-13. As for Notre Dame, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Sacred Heart Prep has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sacred Heart Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Notre Dame in their previous meeting on October 10th, winning 3-1. Does Sacred Heart Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Notre Dame turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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