The United Golden Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the McDonald Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with United sitting on five straight victories and McDonald on three.
It was a Battle of the Birds when United took on John F. Kennedy Catholic on Saturday. United walked away with a 3-1 win over John F. Kennedy Catholic.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 25-27, 25-17.
Meanwhile, McDonald made easy work of Waterloo on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
McDonald's got stronger as the match went on, holding Waterloo to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-12, 25-9.
McDonald can attribute much of their success to Miley Titus, who had 20 digs, and Kayla Helco, who had ten digs. Titus is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
McDonald 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 six aces in three consecutive matches.
United's record now sits at 12-10. As for McDonald, they pushed their record up to 22-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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