Bishop McNamara has gone 8-2 against Archbishop Carroll recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bishop McNamara Mustangs will square off against the Archbishop Carroll Lions at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Bishop McNamara is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: St. John's, who was ranked fifth at the time (Bishop McNamara was ranked 23rd). Bishop McNamara fell 3-1 to St. John's on Tuesday. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bishop McNamara was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made St. John's work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-16, 24-26, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Carroll was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against Bishop Ireton, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-10, 25-16.
Bishop McNamara's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Archbishop Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Bishop McNamara's way against Archbishop Carroll in their previous matchup back in September, as Bishop McNamara made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop McNamara since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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