Lyons is 0-10 against Mother McAuley since September of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. The Lyons Lions will challenge the Mother McAuley Mighty Macs at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lyons is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Glenbard West. The shutout was out of character for the Lions seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Lyons was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Mother McAuley and Benet Academy (ranked 25th and third in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile game on Saturday. Mother McAuley fell 2-0 to Benet Academy. The Mighty Macs' loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
While Mother McAuley was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-22.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Abbey Williams, who had 13 digs, five kills, and a block. She has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Buchanan, who had nine kills, seven digs, and two blocks.
Lyons' defeat dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Mother McAuley, their loss ended a 14-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 29-4.
Lyons came up short against Mother McAuley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Lyons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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