Volleyball Preview: Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights vs. Cato-Meridian Blue Devils
Bishop Ludden and Cato-Meridian are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2021, but not for long. The Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights will challenge the Cato-Meridian Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cato-Meridian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bishop Ludden, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Bishop Ludden was able to grind out a solid win over Weedsport, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gaelic Knights.
Bishop Ludden had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-14, 25-21, 27-25.
Bishop Ludden 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 seven aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cato-Meridian had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of Hamilton by a score of 3-2 two weeks ago.
Cato-Meridian started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 21-25, 27-25, 25-23, 15-4.
Bishop Ludden's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Cato-Meridian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Bishop Ludden came up short against Cato-Meridian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Bishop Ludden avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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