Our Lady of the Elms is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Open Door Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Our Lady of the Elms Panthers will host the Open Door Christian Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Our Lady of the Elms' way against Garrett Morgan as Our Lady of the Elms made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-9, 25-13.
Our Lady of the Elms was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Open Door Christian got the win against Lake Ridge Academy on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-12, 25-20.
Open Door Christian can attribute much of their success to Julia Reaser, who had 14 digs and two aces, and Sammy Comer, who had 14 digs. Reaser is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Our Lady of the Elms' victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Open Door Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Our Lady of the Elms has serving mastered this season, having averaged 21.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Open Door Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Our Lady of the Elms came up short against Open Door Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Our Lady of the Elms have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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