After two games on the road, Academy of Notre Dame is heading back home. They will host the KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate Panthers at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Academy of Notre Dame will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each matchup than the last.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Academy of Notre Dame finally turned things around against Notre Dame Cristo Rey on Monday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Academy of Notre Dame's got stronger as the match went on, holding Notre Dame Cristo Rey to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 25-11.
Academy of Notre Dame found their leader in underclassman Lauren Clark, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave Clark a new career-high in aces.
Academy of Notre Dame was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate came up short against St. Mary's on Wednesday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost seven in a row.
The final score came out to 25-10, 17-25, 25-16, 25-15.
The victory got Academy of Notre Dame back to even at 9-9. As for KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Academy of Notre Dame has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.8 aces per game. However, it's not like KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Academy of Notre Dame was able to grind out a solid win over KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Does Academy of Notre Dame have another victory up their sleeve, or will KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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