If Bishop Watterson was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Grove City last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bishop Watterson Eagles fell just short of the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Bishop Watterson took Bloom-Carroll into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 22-25, 22-25, 25-23, 16-14.
When it comes to explaining why Bishop Watterson lost, don't look at Makenna Glenn. Despite the final result, she had 28 digs. Glenn is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Olivia Lane, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Bishop Watterson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bloom-Carroll to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sienna Hogue, who had 23 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylynne Sollberger, who had 18 digs.
Bishop Watterson's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Bloom-Carroll, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1.
Bishop Watterson will play host again on Wednesday to welcome St. Francis DeSales, where the match is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. As for Bloom-Carroll, they will venture away from home to take on Nelsonville-York at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bloom-Carroll is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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