The Ursuline Academy Lions are on the road again on Tuesday to play the St. Ursula Academy Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m.
Ursuline Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: St. Joseph Academy, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Ursuline Academy was ranked eighth). Ursuline Academy lost 3-0 to St. Joseph Academy on Saturday. The Lions' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: St. Joseph Academy scored at least 21 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-21, 25-22.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Addy Franz, who had 11 digs, two aces, and two aces. She has been hot recently, having also posted 25 or more assists the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Rainey Weidman, who had nine digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, St. Ursula Academy got the win against Mount Notre Dame on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
St. Ursula Academy was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-21, 25-21.
Ursuline Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for St. Ursula Academy, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Ursuline Academy has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Ursula Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ursuline Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Ursula Academy in their previous matchup on September 12th, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ursuline Academy since the squad 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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