Zionsville faced Roncalli in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Eagles fell just short of the Royals by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2021.
Roncalli can attribute much of their success to Aiden Hill, who had 13 digs and three assists. That's the most assists Hill has posted over his last eight matchups.
This is the second loss in a row for Zionsville and nudges their season record down to 19-8. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 17-5 Westfield (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 81.8% over those games). As for Roncalli, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 19-3.
Coincidentally, Zionsville and Roncalli will both be playing Westfield the next time they take the court. The Eagles will head out to face the Shamrocks at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, while the Royals will play them later in the day, at 8:30 p.m.
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