Superior is 0-6 against Cicero Prep Academy since October of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Panthers will host the Centurions at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Superior beat Valley Lutheran 3-1. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Flames: they've now won three in a row.
Superior had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 13-25, 25-15, 25-14, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Cicero Prep Academy made easy work of Ray last Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cicero Prep Academy was: they took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-6, 25-10.
Superior better focus on containing Grace Combs and Nicole Damian as the pair were huge in Cicero Prep Academy's win. Combs had 18 assists, while Damian hit 87.5% for seven kills and nine assists and eight aces. Those 87.5% hitting percentage gave Damian a new career-high.
Cicero Prep Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matchups.
Superior's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Cicero Prep Academy, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.
Superior suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cicero Prep Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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