Volleyball Game Preview: Bishop McGuinness Villains vs. Bethany Wolves

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2024, 12:00am

Volleyball Preview: Bishop McGuinness Villains vs. Bethany Wolves

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Bishop McGuinness is 7-0 against Bethany since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bishop McGuinness Villains will welcome the Bethany Wolves at 6:15 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

Bishop McGuinness came up short against Southwest Guilford on Wednesday, falling 3-0.

Bishop McGuinness was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-12, 25-17.

Even though they lost, Bishop McGuinness kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Bethany lost 3-0 to Cornerstone Charter on Wednesday. The Wolves have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as their game on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-10, 25-10.

Bishop McGuinness' loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6. As for Bethany, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11.

Bishop McGuinness took their win against Bethany in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Bishop McGuinness have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bethany turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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