Prestonwood Christian has gone 10-0 against Ursuline Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Prestonwood Christian Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ursuline Academy Bears at 6:30 p.m. Prestonwood Christian will be looking to keep their 18-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Prestonwood Christian won the last time they faced Parish Episcopal and Gillian Pitts did her part to make sure it happened again. Prestonwood Christian put the hurt on Parish Episcopal with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday thanks in part to Pitts, who had ten digs and three aces. She has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 15 times she's played.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-21, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Ursuline Academy hadn't done well against Bishop Lynch recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Tuesday. Ursuline Academy was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Bishop Lynch. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
While Ursuline Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20, 25-22.
Ursuline Academy had a senior duo take command as Elena Montenegro had nine digs and four aces and Emma Morris had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Morris has posted in her last seven games.
Prestonwood Christian's victory bumped their record up to 34-2. As for Ursuline Academy, their win bumped their record up to 26-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Prestonwood Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Ursuline Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Prestonwood Christian's way against Ursuline Academy in their previous matchup back in October, as Prestonwood Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Prestonwood Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ursuline Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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