The Academy of the Holy Cross is 9-1 against St. Mary's Ryken since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans will square off against the St. Mary's Ryken Knights at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
The Academy of the Holy Cross is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Richard Montgomery just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockets. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Tartans were not able to get on the board.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 27-25.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Ryken was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to St. John's.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-19, 25-15.
The Academy of the Holy Cross' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
The Academy of the Holy Cross took their victory against St. Mary's Ryken in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for The Academy of the Holy Cross since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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