The Somerset Academy Losee Lions will challenge the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Somerset Academy Losee not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 29, 2024. They put the hurt on Cristo Rey St. Viator with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Royals recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Somerset Academy Losee took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-11, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas got the win against Pinecrest Academy Cadence on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
While Mater Academy East Las Vegas won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 26-24, 25-16.
Somerset Academy Losee better focus on containing Malcolm Lawrence and Roman Taylor as the pair were huge in Mater Academy East Las Vegas' win. Lawrence had four aces and two blocks, while Taylor had seven aces and one block. What's more, Lawrence posted three kills, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas' victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Somerset Academy Losee, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Somerset Academy Losee couldn't quite get it done against Mater Academy East Las Vegas in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can Somerset Academy Losee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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