On Thursday, Ursuline Academy faced St. Ursula Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ursuline Academy Lions had just enough and edged the St. Ursula Academy Bulldogs out 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won three contests in a row.
Ursuline Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 17-25, 17-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Ursuline Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Addy Franz led the charge by getting 13 digs and 41 assists. Another player making a difference was Rainey Weidman, who had 22 digs.
Despite the loss, St. Ursula Academy still got an impressive performance from Penelope Bolinger, who had eight digs and three aces.
Ursuline Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for St. Ursula Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-1 record.
Ursuline Academy will take on Seton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Ursula Academy, they will face off against Padua Franciscan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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