The Academy of Our Lady Penguins will square off against the Willow Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Academy of Our Lady will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Academy of Our Lady is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Vandebilt Catholic just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Terriers. The Penguins haven't had much luck with the Terriers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Academy of Our Lady started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Willow entered their contest against Thomas Jefferson on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Willow took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thomas Jefferson.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 23-25, 25-22, 25-13.
Willow's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Chloe West, who had 16 digs, and Makayla Celestain, who had seven digs and three kills.
Even though they lost, Willow kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted was before the start of last season.
Academy of Our Lady's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Willow, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Everything went Academy of Our Lady's way against Willow in their previous meeting back in September of 2018, as Academy of Our Lady made off with a 3-0 win. Does Academy of Our Lady have another victory up their sleeve, or will Willow turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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