After both having extra time off, the Rosary Academy Royals and the Northwood Timberwolves will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, everything went Rosary Academy's way against Laguna Beach as Rosary Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-15, 25-18.
Rosary Academy relied on the efforts of Elizabeth Larson, who had 13 digs, and Elizabeth Riebli, who had 13 assists. Riebli is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Rosary Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Northwood got the win against Irvine on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Timberwolves.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 25-12.
Rosary Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Northwood, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7.
Rosary Academy came up short against Northwood in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Rosary Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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