Volleyball Game Preview: Notre Dame Academy Tritons vs. Oconto Falls Panthers

The Notre Dame Academy Tritons will head out on the road to square off against the Oconto Falls Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Notre Dame Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Green Bay West 3-0.

The final score came out to 25-0, 25-15, 25-16.

Oconto Falls extended their road winning streak to seven games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Izzy Otto. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Marinette last Tuesday with plenty of help from Otto, who had five digs and five aces. She has been hot for a while, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 13 times she's played.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Oconto Falls took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-7, 25-12.

Notre Dame Academy better focus on containing Rylie Shallow and Viviana Moua as the pair were huge in Oconto Falls' win. Shallow had eight digs and four assists, while Moua had four digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Moua a new career-high.

Oconto Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

Notre Dame Academy's record is now 13-25. As for Oconto Falls, their record now sits at 33-7.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Notre Dame Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Oconto Falls struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.