Volleyball Preview: Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights vs. Bishop Grimes Cobras
On Tuesday Bishop Ludden will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the Bishop Grimes Cobras at 6:00 p.m. Bishop Ludden will be strutting in after a win while Bishop Grimes will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Bishop Ludden narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Syracuse Academy of Science 3-2.
Bishop Ludden wouldn't go down easily and took Syracuse Academy of Science into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-13, 21-25, 22-25, 15-11.
Bishop Ludden was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 18 aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bishop Grimes was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell just short of Lyons by a score of 2-1. While the Cobras didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 25-18 in the first period.
Bishop Grimes started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-18, 15-4.
Bishop Ludden pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Bishop Grimes, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went Bishop Ludden's way against Bishop Grimes in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Bishop Ludden made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Ludden 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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