Marple Newtown lost against Academy-Notre Dame De Namur back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Academy-Notre Dame De Namur. The Fightin' Tigers haven't had much luck with the recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-9, 19-25, 25-19.
Marple Newtown's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Heidi Reller, who had 14 digs and three aces, and Gabrielle Sheridan, who had five digs, three kills, three aces, and a block. Reller is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Marple Newtown 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 ten aces in six consecutive matches.
Marple Newtown's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Academy-Notre Dame De Namur, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Spring-Ford the next time they take the court. Marple Newtown will host Spring-Ford at 4:45 p.m. on Friday, while Academy-Notre Dame De Namur will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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