Cato-Meridian and Bishop Ludden are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2021, but not for long. The Cato-Meridian Blue Devils will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Cato-Meridian is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They fell just short of Hamilton by a score of 3-2 two weeks ago.
Cato-Meridian started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 21-25, 27-25, 25-23, 15-4.
Meanwhile, Bishop Ludden beat Weedsport 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gaelic Knights.
Bishop Ludden had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-14, 25-21, 27-25.
Bishop Ludden was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Cato-Meridian was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop Ludden when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Cato-Meridian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Ludden turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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