Volleyball Preview: Bishop Kenny Crusaders vs. Chiles Timberwolves
The Bishop Kenny Crusaders will square off against the Chiles Timberwolves at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bishop Kenny is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Bishop Kenny had just enough and edged Bolles out 3-2.
Bishop Kenny was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 18-25, 25-20, 27-25, 15-11.
Alexis Sowers and Lauren Mccarthy were among the main playmakers for Bishop Kenny as the former had 19 digs and six aces and the latter had nine digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Mccarthy a new career-high in aces.
Bishop Kenny was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Chiles came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 25-16.
Bishop Kenny has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Chiles, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Bishop Kenny has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Chiles struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bishop Kenny took their victory against Chiles when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Kenny since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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