The Notre Dame Academy Tritons will square off against the De Pere Redbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Notre Dame Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Sheboygan North.
Notre Dame Academy was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-11, 21-25, 25-15, 25-7.
Kailyn Kline had a dynamite game for Notre Dame Academy, getting eight digs and five aces. That's the most aces Kline has posted since back in October of 2023.
Notre Dame Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, De Pere can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They blew past Green Bay Preble 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Redbirds have posted since September 19th.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14, 25-15.
Braylin Bosetski had an outrageously good game as she had 21 digs and five aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Notre Dame Academy has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-18 record this season. As for De Pere, their win bumped their record up to 14-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Notre Dame Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like De Pere struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Notre Dame Academy beat De Pere 2-0 in their previous matchup on Saturday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bosetski, who had 18 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Notre Dame Academy still be able to contain Bosetski? There's only one way to find out.
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