After seven games on the road, Notre Dame Academy is heading back home. They will host the Ursuline Academy Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Notre Dame Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Ryle, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Notre Dame Academy was ranked first). Notre Dame Academy put the hurt on Ryle with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday.
Notre Dame Academy's got stronger as the match went on, holding Ryle to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-14.
Notre Dame Academy had a senior duo take command as Julia Grace had 20 digs and Lacey Hostetler had 11 digs. Grace is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.
Notre Dame Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine contests.
Meanwhile, Ursuline Academy came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Crusaders , sneaking past 3-2.
Ursuline Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (110-107), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-20, 25-22, 21-25, 20-18.
Addy Franz continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting ten digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces she has posted in her last four games. The team also got some help courtesy of Rainey Weidman, who had 12 digs.
Notre Dame Academy pushed their record up to 25-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ursuline Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Notre Dame Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Ursuline Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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