Toronto is 9-1 against Madonna since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Toronto Red Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Madonna Blue Dons at 5:30 p.m. Toronto is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
On Tuesday, Toronto earned a 3-1 victory over Newcomerstown.
Toronto had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-16.
Gracee Rex was a one-man wrecking crew for Toronto as she had 28 digs and two aces. Rex is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last 18 games she's played dating back to last season.
Toronto was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Madonna sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Beallsville on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Dons.
Madonna wouldn't go down easily and took Beallsville into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 21-25, 24-26, 25-19, 15-13.
Toronto is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-13 record this season. As for Madonna, their record now sits at 6-9-1.
Toronto was able to grind out a solid victory over Madonna in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Madonna's Danyka DeCaria, who had 20 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Toronto still be able to contain DeCaria? There's only one way to find out.
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