Volleyball Preview: Bishop Kenny Crusaders vs. Suwannee Bulldogs
Bishop Kenny has been away from home for eight games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the Suwannee Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m.
Bishop Kenny is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Baker County as Bishop Kenny made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bishop Kenny took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-12, 25-14.
Bishop Kenny can attribute much of their success to Alexis Sowers, who had 12 digs and four aces, and Caroline Snyder, who had eight digs and two aces. Snyder has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Bishop Kenny was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Suwannee waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They skirted past the War Eagles 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (109-96) Suwannee actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 15-25, 25-22, 26-24, 15-13.
Bishop Kenny is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Suwannee, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.
Bishop Kenny was able to grind out a solid victory over Suwannee in their previous matchup back in September of 2016, winning 2-0. Does Bishop Kenny have another victory up their sleeve, or will Suwannee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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