Notre Dame hasn't had much luck against Clay-Battelle recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will square off against the Clay-Battelle Cee Bees at 6:00 p.m. Notre Dame is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Notre Dame is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since September 17th on Monday. They put the hurt on Lincoln with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-11, 25-19.
Notre Dame got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Austyn Paugh out in front who had 17 digs, nine kills, and seven aces. Paugh is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Besten, who had 22 digs, 16 kills, and a block.
Notre Dame was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Clay-Battelle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Linsly.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, 22-25, 25-9.
Notre Dame pushed their record up to 22-6 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Clay-Battelle, their loss dropped their record down to 18-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Notre Dame has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Clay-Battelle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Notre Dame came up short against Clay-Battelle when the teams last played on October 3rd, falling 2-0. Can Notre Dame avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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