The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are on the road again on Saturday to play the Lakeway Christian Academy Lions at 12:30 p.m.
Last Monday, Notre Dame didn't have quite enough to beat Silverdale Academy and fell 3-2. While the Fighting Irish didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Seahawks 26-24 in the first set.
Notre Dame took Silverdale Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lakeway Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Collegedale Eagle as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won four contests in a row.
Lakeway Christian Academy never let Collegedale Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 27-25.
Lakeway Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Carley Cameron, who had eight digs and three aces. Cameron is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Lakeway Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive matchups.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 16-16. As for Lakeway Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Notre Dame skirted past Lakeway Christian Academy 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lakeway Christian Academy's Ellie Linx, who had 17 digs and three aces. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Notre Dame to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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