Quincy Notre Dame entered their tilt with Hartsburg-Emden on Friday with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hartsburg-Emden Stags 2-1. The Raiders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Stags, too.
Quincy Notre Dame had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-12, 16-14.
Leading Quincy Notre Dame to victory were Ashlyn Peters and Annie Eaton. Peters had four digs and four aces, while Eaton hit 50% for five kills and six digs and four aces. Eaton has been hot for a while, having also posted 13 or more assists the last 29 times she's played.
Quincy Notre Dame was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Quincy Notre Dame has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-2 record this season. As for Hartsburg-Emden, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-6.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Mater Dei the next time they take the court. Hartsburg-Emden will head out to face Mater Dei at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, while Quincy Notre Dame will play them later in the day, at 3:45 p.m.
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