The Flint Hill Huskies will take on the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Flint Hill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Potomac School out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
Flint Hill was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-15, 17-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Flint Hill found their leader in sophomore Caroline Semko, who had 13 digs and a block.
Semko was just one part of a dominant defense: Flint Hill kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Connell had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Saints.
One reason for the win was Bishop O'Connell's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-14.
Bishop O'Connell relied on the efforts of Macie Murray, who had 13 digs, three aces, and a block, and Hannah Kotb, who had 20 digs. Murray has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Flint Hill's win bumped their record up to 21-5. As for Bishop O'Connell, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-4-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Flint Hill has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Bishop O'Connell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Flint Hill's way against Bishop O'Connell in their previous matchup back in October, as Flint Hill made off with a 3-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bishop O'Connell's Avery Prendergast, who had six digs, a kill, and 32 assists. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Flint Hill still be able to contain Prendergast? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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