Volleyball Preview: Mount St. Charles Academy Mounties vs. Berwick Academy Bulldogs
The Mount St. Charles Academy Mounties will venture away from home to take on the Berwick Academy Bulldogs at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Mount St. Charles Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Dexter Southfield, who was ranked 11th at the time (Mount St. Charles Academy was ranked seventh). Mount St. Charles Academy took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dexter Southfield on Saturday. The Mounties' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Mount St. Charles Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-17.
Despite the defeat, Mount St. Charles Academy got top-tier performance from Sophia Baeta, who had 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mount St. Charles Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 18 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Berwick Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on October 1st as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Bancroft, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-11, 25-16.
Mount St. Charles Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3. As for Berwick Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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