Volleyball Preview: Mother McAuley Mighty Macs vs. Marist RedHawks
On Thursday Mother McAuley will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Marist RedHawks at 5:00 p.m. Marist took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mother McAuley, who comes in off a win.
Mother McAuley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Saint Ignatius College Prep, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Mother McAuley was ranked fourth). Mother McAuley walked away with a 2-0 win over Saint Ignatius College Prep on Tuesday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mother McAuley was: they took both sets by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11.
Mother McAuley found their leader in underclassman Peyton Heatherly, who had ten digs, three kills, and three kills. What's more, Heatherly also racked up two aces, the mostshe's had in her last five contests. Another player making a difference was Abbey Williams, who had nine digs, five kills, and five kills.
Mother McAuley kept the net locked down and finished the game with 19 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in 16 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Marist didn't have quite enough to beat Los Alamitos on Saturday and fell 2-1. The RedHawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Marist sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-23, 19-25, 25-20.
Mother McAuley pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Marist, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-3.
Mother McAuley beat Marist 2-0 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mother McAuley 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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