The Notre Dame Academy Pandas are taking a road trip to face off against the Mercy Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Notre Dame Academy will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Notre Dame Academy got the win against Campbell County by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Notre Dame Academy was: they took every set by at least 19 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-6, 25-4.
Notre Dame Academy can attribute much of their success to Lizzy Larkins, who had five digs and four aces, and Julia Grace, who had ten digs and two aces. Grace is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Notre Dame Academy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 56.5% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Mercy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Magnificat. Mercy took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Magnificat.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 26-24.
Notre Dame Academy's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Mercy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Notre Dame Academy took their win against Mercy in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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