Notre Dame hasn't had much luck against Sacred Heart Prep recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Notre Dame Regents will challenge the Sacred Heart Prep Gators at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Notre Dame didn't have quite enough to beat Menlo School and fell 3-2. While the Regents didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 25-20 in the first set.
Notre Dame took Menlo School into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 21-19.
Despite their defeat, Notre Dame saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Greene Rachel, who had 16 digs and two aces, was perhaps the best of all. That's the most aces Rachel has posted in her last ten contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Tambuluri Mei, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Mercy.
Sacred Heart Prep was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mercy work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 18-25, 25-18, 25-19.
Sacred Heart Prep's loss came about despite a quality game from Peyton Fu-Sarosa, who had 12 digs. Fu-Sarosa has been hot , having posted 12 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Sacred Heart Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 16-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Notre Dame has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Sacred Heart Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Notre Dame came up short against Sacred Heart Prep when the teams last played on October 10th, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fu-Sarosa, who had 15 digs and two aces. Now that Notre Dame knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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