Volleyball Preview: Bishop McGuinness Villains vs. Cornerstone Charter Cardinals
After two games on the road, Bishop McGuinness is heading back home. They will welcome the Cornerstone Charter Cardinals at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Monday, Bishop McGuinness got the win against High Point Christian Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
While Bishop McGuinness won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 26-24.
Helen Thompson was the offensive standout of the game as she had eight digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Bishop McGuinness was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Charter waltzed into their match on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-19, 25-8.
Cornerstone Charter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aubrey Kimball led the charge by getting ten digs and three aces. Kimball is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassie Causey, who had three digs and 21 assists.
Bishop McGuinness has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Cornerstone Charter, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Bishop McGuinness suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cornerstone Charter in their previous matchup back in August. Will Bishop McGuinness have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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