Mercersburg Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop O'Connell. The Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm fell 2-0 to the Bishop O'Connell Knights. The Blue Storm's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row dating back to last season.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-8.
Bishop O'Connell was led to victory by Hannah Kotb and Avery Prendergast. Kotb had five aces, while Prendergast had three digs and 14 assists. That's the most aces Kotb has posted since back in October of 2023.
Mercersburg Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Bishop O'Connell, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
Mercersburg Academy is on the road again on Wednesday to play St. James at 4:00 p.m. As for Bishop O'Connell, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory vs. Flint Hill on the 21st.
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