Ursuline Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Loveland is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against the Loveland Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Saturday, Ursuline Academy made easy work of Springboro and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-21, 25-7.
Ursuline Academy had a senior duo take command as Addy Franz had nine digs, two kills, and 28 assists and Rainey Weidman had nine digs and four aces. Franz is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 25 or more in the last ten games she's played.
Meanwhile, everything went Loveland's way against Turpin on Thursday as Loveland made off with a 3-0 win.
Loveland never let Turpin on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-11, 25-16.
Loveland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matches.
Ursuline Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Loveland, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Ursuline Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Loveland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ursuline Academy took their win against Loveland when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Ursuline Academy repeat their success, or does Loveland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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