On Tuesday, Mount Notre Dame faced Archbishop McNicholas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mount Notre Dame sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Archbishop McNicholas Rockets. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mount Notre Dame also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Mount Notre Dame was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 21-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Archbishop McNicholas' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Maria Schulte, who had 13 digs and three aces, and Ali Strange, who had 18 digs and two aces. Schulte is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Mount Notre Dame and bumps their season record up to 13-9. As for Archbishop McNicholas, with the defeat, they broke their ten-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-4.
Mount Notre Dame will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Edgewood at 5:00 p.m. on October 23rd. The last four games Mount Notre Dame has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Archbishop McNicholas has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against New Richmond on the 10th.
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