The Bishop O'Connell Knights will challenge The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Bishop O'Connell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Flint Hill, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Bishop O'Connell was ranked first). Bishop O'Connell lost 3-0 to Flint Hill on Friday. The Knights' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
While Bishop O'Connell was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-21.
Bishop O'Connell might have lost, but man, Avery Prendergast was a machine: she had six digs, a kill, and 32 assists. Prendergast has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last 17 times she's played.
Meanwhile, The Academy of the Holy Cross beat Bishop McNamara 3-1 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tartans.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-18, 22-25, 25-12.
Bishop O'Connell's defeat ended a 20-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-2-1. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.
Bishop O'Connell came up short against The Academy of the Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Bishop O'Connell have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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