Volleyball Preview: Bishop Ireton Cardinals vs. The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans
On Wednesday Bishop Ireton will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After both having extra time off, they and The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m.
Bishop Ireton lost 3-0 to St. John's on Thursday. The Cardinals have struggled against the Cadets recently, as their game on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
While Bishop Ireton was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-14, 25-14.
Meanwhile, The Academy of the Holy Cross had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Wolves 3-0.
The Academy of the Holy Cross was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-18.
Bishop Ireton's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Bishop Ireton might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from The Academy of the Holy Cross when the teams last played back in September. Can Bishop Ireton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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