The St. Ursula Academy Bulldogs will take on the Loveland Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
St. Ursula Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Mount Notre Dame.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-27, 25-20, 25-17.
Maddie Cho and Penelope Bolinger were among the main playmakers for St. Ursula Academy as the former had 13 digs and three aces and the latter had ten digs and two aces. Cho has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, Loveland earned a 3-1 victory over Worthington Kilbourne on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-16, 22-25, 25-11, 25-15.
St. Ursula Academy's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-4. As for Loveland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: St. Ursula Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Loveland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went St. Ursula Academy's way against Loveland when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as St. Ursula Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Will St. Ursula Academy repeat their success, or does Loveland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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