Loyola Academy entered their tilt with IC Catholic Prep on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the IC Catholic Prep Knights. For the Ramblers, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Loyola Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-14.
Loyola Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Loyola Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for IC Catholic Prep, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 17-9.
Loyola Academy has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Mother McAuley on the 15th. As for IC Catholic Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Montini Catholic on the 15th.
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