If Notre Dame Academy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of St. Paul last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Notre Dame Academy Rebels took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Douglas Tigers on Monday. The Rebels' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 20-25, 25-13, 25-19.
Notre Dame Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Addison Cutting and Dana Howling Wolf Keller. Cutting had 28 digs and four aces, while Howling Wolf Keller had five kills, five digs, five aces, and a block. That's the most aces Cutting has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Notre Dame Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 14.2.
Notre Dame Academy's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for Douglas, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Notre Dame Academy will welcome Burncoat at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Burncoat is coming into the match with five straight wins on the road, so Notre Dame Academy will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Douglas, they will venture away from home to face off against Whitinsville Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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