Volleyball Preview: Bishop O'Connell Knights vs. St. John's Cadets
Bishop O'Connell is on a four-game streak of home wins, while St. John is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bishop O'Connell Knights will welcome the St. John's Cadets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Bishop O'Connell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past St. Mary's Ryken 3-0.
Bishop O'Connell walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-11, 25-17.
Bishop O'Connell had a senior duo take command as Avery Prendergast had five digs, three aces, and two kills and Hannah Kotb had 12 digs and six aces. Prendergast is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 25 games she's played. Teodora Stamenkovic was another key player, getting ten kills and a block.
Bishop O'Connell 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 five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went St. John's way against Elizabeth Seton on Tuesday as St. John's made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-11, 25-18.
Bishop O'Connell is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which somehow still isn't as good as their 23-4-2 record this season. As for St. John's, their win bumped their record up to 23-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Bishop O'Connell has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like St. John's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bishop O'Connell beat St. John's 3-1 when the teams last played on October 2nd. Does Bishop O'Connell have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. John's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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