The Bishop McNamara Mustangs will face off against the Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Bishop McNamara is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Paul VI, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Bishop McNamara was ranked 19th). The Mustangs lost 3-0 to the Panthers on Wednesday. The Mustangs just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Bishop McNamara was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-23, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of Good Counsel came up short against Bishop O'Connell on Friday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost six in a row.
Our Lady of Good Counsel took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-13, 25-16.
Bishop McNamara's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Our Lady of Good Counsel, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1.
Bishop McNamara took their victory against Our Lady of Good Counsel when the teams last played back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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