The Quincy Notre Dame Raiders will face off against the Mater Dei Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Quincy Notre Dame comes in on 21 and Mater Dei on five.
Quincy Notre Dame is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Sacred Heart-Griffin 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Quincy Notre Dame got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 20-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei faced Columbia in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Mater Dei came out on top against Columbia by a score of 2-0.
Mater Dei never let Columbia on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-16.
Mater Dei's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Addie Lampe led the charge by getting 14 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Lampe, who had nine digs.
Quincy Notre Dame is on a roll lately: they've won 27 of their last 28 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 36-2 record this season. As for Mater Dei, their victory bumped their record up to 35-3.
Quincy Notre Dame skirted past Mater Dei 2-1 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Quincy Notre Dame 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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