It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Notre Dame Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Howards Grove Tigers by a score of 3-1. The Tritons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
The final score came out to 25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19.
Kailyn Kline was a one-man wrecking crew for Notre Dame Academy as she had nine digs and three aces. Kline is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played.
Notre Dame Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Notre Dame Academy's win bumped their record up to 16-20. As for Howards Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-13.
Notre Dame Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Luxemburg-Casco on the 26th. Howards Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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