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| 10/31/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/02/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 11/02/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/11/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 11/03/22 - Home | 3-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bishop O'Connell is 8-2 against St. John since October of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Knights will welcome the Cadets at 6:31 p.m. Bishop O'Connell is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Saturday, Bishop O'Connell made easy work of Collegiate and carried off a 3-0 win.
Bishop O'Connell not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Collegiate between 19 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19, 25-19.
Meanwhile, St. John's is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of The Academy of the Holy Cross. The Cadets lost 3-0 to the Tartans. The Cadets have struggled against the Tartans recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
While St. John's was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into The Academy of the Holy Cross' winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-19, 25-23.
Bishop O'Connell will have to contain Wynn Eaton as she made an impact in St. John's last game. She had five digs, two aces, and one block. Eaton has been hot, having also posted 17 or more assists the last five times she's played.
St. John's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Bishop O'Connell, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Bishop O'Connell hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.1 blocks per game. However, it's not like St. John's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9 blocks. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bishop O'Connell took their win against St. John's when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Cadets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
