Bishop O'Connell is 10-0 against Archbishop Carroll since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Bishop O'Connell Knights have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Archbishop Carroll Lions at 5:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Bishop O'Connell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: The Academy of the Holy Cross, who was ranked tenth at the time (Bishop O'Connell was ranked first). Bishop O'Connell lost 3-0 to The Academy of the Holy Cross on Tuesday. The Knights have struggled against the Tartans recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Bishop O'Connell saw an underclassman step up: Natalie Hobson had two aces and 16 assists.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Carroll was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They came up short against Bishop McNamara, falling 3-0.
While Archbishop Carroll was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Bishop McNamara's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-19, 25-21.
Bishop O'Connell's loss dropped their record down to 18-3-1. As for Archbishop Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Bishop O'Connell took their victory against Archbishop Carroll in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Bishop O'Connell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Archbishop Carroll turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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