Walsingham Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They and the Peninsula Catholic Knights are set to duel on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Walsingham Academy lost 3-0 to Norfolk Christian on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Ambassadors: they've now lost eight in a row.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Norfolk Christian scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Peninsula Catholic suffered their biggest loss since August 27th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Nansemond-Suffolk Academy.
Peninsula Catholic was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 25-22.
Walsingham Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Peninsula Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Walsingham Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Peninsula Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2022. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Peninsula Catholic's Kathryn Nguyen, who had ten aces. Now that Walsingham Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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