The Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions will square off against the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin came up short against Elyria Catholic and fell 3-1.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Elyria Catholic scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Padua Franciscan on Thursday and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 16-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-8.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin beat Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 3-1 in their previous meeting on September 5th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's Hallie Hendrickx, who had 24 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin still be able to contain Hendrickx? There's only one way to find out.
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