The Mourning Sharks will face off against the Mater Lakes Academy Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Mourning sitting on three straight victories and Mater Lakes Academy on four.
Mourning is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against American Heritage as Mourning made off with a 3-0 win.
Mourning walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-18.
Mourning can attribute much of their success to Alejandra Luzardo, who had 20 digs, and Julia Shevit, who had four digs and three aces. Luzardo is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 20 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Dunham, who had four digs and 13 assists.
Mourning was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 27 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mater Lakes Academy got the win against Somerset Academy on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-6, 25-12.
Mourning is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Mater Lakes Academy, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Mourning came up short against Mater Lakes Academy in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Mourning avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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