The Notre Dame Regents's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Soquel Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Soquel took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Notre Dame, who comes in off a win.
Notre Dame is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Archbishop Riordan 3-0.
Notre Dame walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Soquel unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Scotts Valley. The Knights have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19, 25-13.
Loss or not, Soquel got some senior leadership from Lily Juarez-Sapone and Gianna Audisio. Juarez-Sapone had six digs and 13 assists, while Audisio had 14 digs. Juarez-Sapone is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last five games she's played.
Notre Dame's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-12. As for Soquel, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Notre Dame has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Soquel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Notre Dame came up short against Soquel in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, falling 3-1. Can Notre Dame avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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