Volleyball Game Preview: Cristo Rey vs. Academy of Notre Dame Lancers

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2024, 2:06am

Volleyball Preview: Cristo Rey vs. Academy of Notre Dame Lancers

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Cristo Rey will square off against the Academy of Notre Dame Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Last Thursday, Cristo Rey came up short against Maimonides and fell 3-1. Cristo Rey hasn't had much luck with Maimonides recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Meanwhile, Academy of Notre Dame was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Greater Lawrence Tech by a score of 3-2.

Academy of Notre Dame took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 24-26, 23-25, 25-10, 15-10.

Even though they lost, Academy of Notre Dame 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 ten aces in four consecutive matches.

Cristo Rey's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Academy of Notre Dame, they now have a losing record at 8-9.

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