The Loyola Academy Ramblers are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Rita Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Rita took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Loyola Academy, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Loyola Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over St. Francis.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Loyola Academy got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, St. Rita came up short against Brother Rice on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost seven in a row.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-10.
St. Rita's defeat dropped their record down to 6-20. As for Loyola Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-14 record this season.
Loyola Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Rita when the teams last played back in April, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ramblers since the team 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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