Rosary Academy hasn't had much luck against Orange Lutheran recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Rosary Academy Royals will venture away from home to face off against the Orange Lutheran Lancers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Rosary Academy sitting on five straight victories and Orange Lutheran on three.
Last Tuesday, Rosary Academy beat Laguna Beach 3-1.
Rosary Academy was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 21-25, 25-7.
Rosary Academy can attribute much of their success to Aurora Ortuno, who had nine digs and 20 assists, and Elizabeth Riebli, who had four digs and 19 assists. With that strong performance, Riebli is now averaging an impressive 12.3 assists per game.
Rosary Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Orange Lutheran earned a 3-1 win over JSerra Catholic on Thursday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 21-25, 25-21.
Jaedyn Houston had a dynamite game for Orange Lutheran, getting 25 digs and two aces. Houston is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Houston, who had eight digs and two aces.
Rosary Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Orange Lutheran, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Rosary Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Orange Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rosary Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Orange Lutheran in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Rosary Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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