Ursuline Academy hasn't had much luck against Prestonwood Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ursuline Academy Bears will head out to challenge the Prestonwood Christian Lions at 6:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Ursuline Academy will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Bishop Lynch, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Ursuline Academy was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Bishop Lynch last Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Ursuline Academy never let Bishop Lynch on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-20, 25-22.
Ursuline Academy had a senior duo take command as Elena Montenegro had nine digs and four aces and Emma Morris had eight digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Montenegro a new career-high in aces.
Prestonwood Christian extended their home winning streak to 18 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Gillian Pitts. Prestonwood Christian blew past Parish Episcopal 3-0 on Tuesday thanks in part to Pitts, who had ten digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 15 games she's played.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-21, 25-13.
Prestonwood Christian's win bumped their record up to 34-2. As for Ursuline Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 26-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Ursuline Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Prestonwood Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ursuline Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Prestonwood Christian when the teams last played back in October. Can Ursuline Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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