The Mount St. Charles Academy Mounties will head out on the road to take on the Cambridge Gryphons at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cambridge will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Mount St. Charles Academy extended their winning streak to six on Saturday. The Mounties were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Portsmouth Abbey.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-17, 25-13.
Isabella Lough
| 10/11/25 vs Portsmouth Abbey | 4 |
| 10/23/24 @ Berwick Academy | 3 |
| 09/13/25 @ Marianapolis Prep | 2 |
| 11/16/24 vs Harvey | 2 |
| 10/04/25 vs Berwick Academy | 1 |
Mount St. Charles Academy relied on the efforts of Isabella Lough, who had six digs and four aces, and Kyla Smilevski, who hit 100% for five kills and five aces. Those four aces gave Lough a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Cambridge got the win against Landmark on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cambridge was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-8.
Cambridge's win came from a few key players Mount St. Charles Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Lyla Shin, who had 14 assists and five aces.
Cambridge was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Mount St. Charles Academy's record is now 8-1. As for Cambridge, their record now sits at 7-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Mount St. Charles Academy hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.4 blocks per game. It's a different story for Cambridge, though, as they've been averaging only 1.7 blocks. Given Mount St. Charles Academy's sizable advantage in that area, the Gryphons will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mount St. Charles Academy took their victory against Cambridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mounties since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
