The Springfield Blue Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Notre Dame Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Springfield didn't have quite enough to beat Southview and fell 3-2. While the Blue Devils didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 25-16 in the first set.
Springfield took Southview into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-18, 25-19, 17-25, 15-6.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Notre Dame Academy had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They blew past the Polar Bears 3-0. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Notre Dame Academy was: they took every set by at least 18 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-3, 25-7.
Notre Dame Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Eve Wollenweber, who had five aces and three digs, and Sydney Mechling, who had six digs and two aces. Those five aces gave Wollenweber a new career-high.
Notre Dame Academy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 56.4% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Springfield has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. As for Notre Dame Academy, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-14.
Springfield might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Notre Dame Academy in their previous meeting back in September. Can Springfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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