Ursuline is 1-6 against South Range since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Ursuline Fighting Irish will head out on the road to face off against the South Range Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
Ursuline lost 3-0 to Open Door Christian on Saturday. The Fighting Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ursuline was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-18.
Meanwhile, South Range made easy work of Struthers on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
While South Range won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20, 25-22.
South Range can attribute much of their success to Ali Irons, who had 11 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South Range was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine matchups.
Ursuline's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for South Range, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Ursuline has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like South Range struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ursuline came up short against South Range when the teams last played on Monday, falling 3-1. Can Ursuline avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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