Mater Dei is 7-2 against Highland since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mater Dei Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Highland Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Mater Dei sitting on 12 straight victories and Highland on three.
Mater Dei and Althoff Catholic met for a duel on Tuesday where Mater Dei prevailed. Mater Dei sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Althoff Catholic.
Mater Dei had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-21, 25-18.
Lauren Jamruk was the offensive standout of the contest as she had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Highland beat Jersey 2-0 on Tuesday.
Highland easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14.
Mater Dei's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-1. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to 14-11.
Mater Dei was able to grind out a solid victory over Highland when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mater Dei since the team 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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