Volleyball Preview: Coronado Cougars vs. Bishop Manogue Miners
Coronado is 3-0 against Bishop Manogue since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:00 p.m.
Coronado heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Saturday. They came up short against Bishop Gorman, falling 3-0. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their 18-game winning streak.
While Coronado was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-15, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Bishop Manogue faced Reno in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Bishop Manogue sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Reno. The win was nothing new for the Miners as they're now sitting on three straight.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Bishop Manogue got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 18-25, 18-16.
Bishop Manogue relied on the efforts of Eva Knudsen, who had 14 digs, and Lily Beckwith, who had 19 kills, 13 digs, and five aces. Beckwith has been hot , having posted two or more aces the last seven times she's played.
Bishop Manogue pushed their record up to 20-10 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 29-5.
Coronado beat Bishop Manogue 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Coronado repeat their success, or does Bishop Manogue have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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