Incarnate Word Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Mater Dei. The Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mater Dei Knights. The Red Knights haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 25-13, 25-17.
Despite the defeat, Incarnate Word Academy had strong showings from Ally Fuchs, who had 21 digs and two aces, and Audrey Schaeffer, who had 17 digs. With that strong performance, Schaeffer is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Leading Mater Dei to victory were Ava Lampe and Abby Kuhl. Lampe had six digs and three aces, while Kuhl had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lampe has posted in her last 13 contests.
Incarnate Word Academy's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Mater Dei, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Incarnate Word Academy will welcome Eureka at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eureka will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Incarnate Word Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mater Dei, they will challenge Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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