St. Joseph Notre Dame is 10-0 against Athenian since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots will take on the Athenian Owls at 5:15 p.m. Athenian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Joseph Notre Dame, who comes in off a win.
St. Joseph Notre Dame will head into Friday's contest after some sweet revenge against Encinal: St. Joseph Notre Dame couldn't quite topple Encinal on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the three-set defeat they took when the two last played. St. Joseph Notre Dame was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Encinal.
While St. Joseph Notre Dame won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Athenian didn't have quite enough to beat Bentley on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Owls have struggled against the Phoenix recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Athenian took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-15, 22-25, 16-25, 26-24, 15-8.
St. Joseph Notre Dame's win bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Athenian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
St. Joseph Notre Dame took their victory against Athenian when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph Notre Dame since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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