After both having extra time off, the Bishop Snyder Cardinals and the Orange Park Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Snyder will be strutting in after a win while Orange Park will be coming in after a defeat.
Bishop Snyder took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Clay. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cardinals have posted since September 10th.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-19, 25-21.
Bishop Snyder's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gabriella Ann Michael, who had 12 digs, and Bella Beccue, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, Orange Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Fleming Island by a score of 3-2.
Orange Park took Fleming Island into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-15, 25-10, 22-25, 16-14.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Rylynn Robinson, who had 38 digs, two aces, and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Ansley Nicholas, who had eight digs and 13 assists.
Bishop Snyder has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Orange Park, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-8.
Everything went Bishop Snyder's way against Orange Park in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Bishop Snyder made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Snyder since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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