Westminster Christian is 4-0 against Lourdes Academy since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Westminster Christian Warriors will challenge Lourdes Academy at 7:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Westminster Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Plant, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Westminster Christian was ranked 24th). Westminster Christian wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The loss continues a trend for them in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Lourdes Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Boca Raton by a score of 3-2.
Lourdes Academy took Boca Raton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 26-24, 25-21, 20-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Lourdes Academy had strong showings from Ellie Muniz, who had eight digs and three aces, and Amanda Rodriguez, who had seven digs and two aces. Rodriguez is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Westminster Christian's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. As for Lourdes Academy, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Westminster Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Lourdes Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Westminster Christian repeat their success, or does Lourdes Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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