The Ursuline Fighting Irish will square off against the Heartland Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ursuline is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Ursuline had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Girard on Monday. The Fighting Irish were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Indians.
Ursuline never let Girard on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22, 25-18.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Heartland Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They put the hurt on East with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with East: they've now won three in a row.
Heartland Christian not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept East between 13 and 16 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-13, 25-16.
Ursuline's victory bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Heartland Christian, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
Everything went Ursuline's way against Heartland Christian in their previous matchup on September 11th, as Ursuline made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Fighting Irish have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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