National Cathedral will square off against the Bullis Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: National Cathedral has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Bullis will arrive with 15 straight victories.
National Cathedral is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Georgetown Day, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (National Cathedral was ranked 13th). National Cathedral came up short against Georgetown Day on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-9, 25-11.
Jackson-Reed typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Bullis proved too difficult a challenge. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 27-25, 25-23.
Megan Phan and Nia Thomas were among the main playmakers for Bullis as the former had three digs and a block and the latter had 14 digs. Phan is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
National Cathedral's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3. As for Bullis, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
National Cathedral took their win against Bullis in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 3-0. Does National Cathedral have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bullis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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