Volleyball Recap: Bishop Kenny Crusaders vs. Bolles Bulldogs
Bishop Kenny had already won two in a row, and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bolles Bulldogs , sneaking past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Crusaders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bishop Kenny had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 18-25, 25-20, 27-25, 15-11.
Bishop Kenny was led to victory by Alexis Sowers and Lauren Mccarthy. Sowers had 19 digs and six aces, while Mccarthy had nine digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Sowers is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game.
When it comes to explaining why Bolles lost, don't look at Penelope Kavalieros. Despite the final result, she had 26 digs and two aces. Kavalieros is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 17 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Adams, who had six digs and 46 assists.
Bishop Kenny has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Bolles, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.
Bishop Kenny will face off against Chiles at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bishop Kenny is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Bolles, they will challenge The Rock at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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