Emporia lost against Bishop Carroll back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Emporia Spartans fell just short of the Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Emporia started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-18, 25-19.
Emporia's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Molly Williams, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Ryane Howe, who had six digs and 16 assists. That's the most aces Williams has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Emporia kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in seven consecutive contests.
Emporia's loss dropped their record down to 21-12. As for Bishop Carroll, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Bonner Springs the next time they take the court. Bishop Carroll will head out to face Bonner Springs at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Emporia will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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