Ursuline Academy is on a three-game streak of home losses, Watertown an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Wednesday. The Ursuline Academy Bears will square off against the Watertown Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Ursuline Academy will be strutting in after a win while Watertown will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Ursuline Academy finally turned things around against Fontbonne Academy on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Ducks.
While Ursuline Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 26-24.
Ursuline Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isabella Borgonzi, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Borgonzi has posted in her last seven matches.
Ursuline 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 four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Watertown lost 3-0 to Burlington on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-5, 25-11.
Ursuline Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Watertown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything went Ursuline Academy's way against Watertown in their previous meeting back in September, as Ursuline Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Ursuline Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Watertown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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