There's no place like home for Ursuline Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Legacy Christian Academy Eagles on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for the Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ursuline Academy got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 34-32.
Ursuline Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carys O'Brien led the charge by getting five digs and 27 assists. O'Brien is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elena Montenegro, who had ten digs.
Despite the loss, Legacy Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Logan Burns, who had 12 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Burns a new career-high in aces.
Ursuline Academy's victory bumped their record up to 25-14. As for Legacy Christian Academy, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 17-14-1.
Ursuline Academy will head out to take on Bishop Lynch at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Legacy Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Prestonwood Christian at 6:00 p.m. Prestonwood Christian will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Legacy Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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