On Wednesday, Union Catholic faced Immaculate Heart Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Union Catholic Vikings sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Immaculate Heart Academy Blue Eagles. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Despite the defeat, Immaculate Heart Academy had strong showings from Alessandra Nazor, who had five digs and two aces, and Lilith Roman, who had 11 digs. Nazor is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Union Catholic pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Immaculate Heart Academy, their loss ended a 15-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 13-2.
Union Catholic will face off against Bridgewater-Raritan at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Immaculate Heart Academy, they will challenge River Dell at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. River Dell will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Immaculate Heart Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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