Volleyball Preview: Bishop McCort Crushers vs. Bellefonte Raiders
The Bishop McCort Crushers will square off against the Bellefonte Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop McCort is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Bishop McCort might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Somerset, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-23, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Bellefonte didn't have done well against Penns Valley Area recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Bellefonte came out on top against Penns Valley Area by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
The final score came out to 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19.
Bellefonte relied on the efforts of Ella Novitsky, who had 15 digs and four aces, and Sloan Moore, who had 11 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Novitsky has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Ripka, who had 11 digs.
Bellefonte was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive matchups.
Bishop McCort's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Bellefonte, their win bumped their record up to 3-6-1.
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