The Notre Dame Academy Pandas will head out on the road to challenge the Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Notre Dame Academy comes in on eight and Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy on five.
Notre Dame Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: North Oldham, who was ranked 24th at the time (Notre Dame Academy was ranked second). The Pandas walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Mustangs on Thursday.
Notre Dame Academy walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 25-14, 25-20.
Lizzy Larkins
| 09/25/25 vs North Oldham | 29 |
| 09/24/25 vs Campbell County | 11 |
| 09/23/25 @ Holy Cross | 15 |
| 09/17/25 @ Beechwood | 13 |
| 09/16/25 @ Dixie Heights | 16 |
| + 15 more games |
Notre Dame Academy can attribute much of their success to Lizzy Larkins, who had 29 assists and eight digs, and Dara Jackson, who had 11 digs and three aces. That's the most assists Larkins has posted since back in November of 2024.
They weren't the only good servers: Notre Dame Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy earned a 2-0 victory over Sycamore on Saturday.
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-16.
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Notre Dame Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Grace Ingle, who had eight digs and three assists.
Notre Dame Academy's record now sits at 16-3. As for Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, their record is now 12-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Notre Dame Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Notre Dame Academy's way against Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, as Notre Dame Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pandas since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
