Immaculate Heart Academy is 4-0 against Pascack Valley since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Immaculate Heart Academy Blue Eagles will take on the Pascack Valley Panthers at 2:30 p.m. Immaculate Heart Academy is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Immaculate Heart Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Morristown, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Immaculate Heart Academy was ranked seventh). Immaculate Heart Academy fell 2-0 to Morristown on Wednesday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Blue Eagles were not able to get on the board.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Morristown scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Pascack Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Mary last Thursday, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
The loss snapped Immaculate Heart Academy's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 18-3 record. As for Pascack Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Immaculate Heart Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Pascack Valley in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Immaculate Heart Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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