The Notre Dame Prep Saints will square off against the Mountain Pointe Pride at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Notre Dame Prep is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Notre Dame Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Xavier College Prep, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Notre Dame Prep was ranked tenth). Notre Dame Prep lost 3-0 to Xavier College Prep on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Saints have suffered since November 8, 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-10, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Mountain Pointe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell just short of Deer Valley by a score of 2-1.
Mountain Pointe took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-15, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Mountain Pointe saw an underclassman step up: Leena Hernandez had nine digs. Hernandez has been hot recently, having posted four or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Notre Dame Prep's defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for Mountain Pointe, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Notre Dame Prep has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Mountain Pointe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Notre Dame Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Mountain Pointe in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. Will Notre Dame Prep repeat their success, or does Mountain Pointe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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