Paul VI is 0-10 against Bishop O'Connell since October of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Paul VI Panthers are on the road again to play the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Paul VI is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Bishop McNamara 3-2.
Paul VI had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 20-25, 26-24, 25-14, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Connell is ranked highly in their home state and on Sunday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of The Academy of the Holy Cross. Bishop O'Connell walked away with a 3-1 victory over The Academy of the Holy Cross. Winning may never get old, but the Knights sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Bishop O'Connell was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 21-25, 25-11, 27-25.
Bishop O'Connell's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maia Cerezo, who had ten digs and two aces, and Jocelyn Pye, who had 18 digs, 13 kills, and four aces. Pye is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last ten games she's played.
Bishop O'Connell 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 five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Paul VI now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Bishop O'Connell, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4-2 record this season.
Paul VI might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Bishop O'Connell in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Paul VI avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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