On Tuesday Ursuline Academy will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the St. Henry Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Ursuline Academy faced off against Loveland on Monday. Ursuline Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Loveland.
Ursuline Academy took Loveland into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-17, 13-25, 25-18, 15-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ursuline Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Addy Franz, who had 19 digs and 46 assists. With that strong performance, Franz is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyse Smith, who had 13 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Ursuline Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Henry's way against Conner on Wednesday as St. Henry made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
St. Henry was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-10, 25-18.
Ursuline Academy has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for St. Henry, their victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Ursuline Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Henry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ursuline Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from St. Henry when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Ursuline Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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