The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans will head out on the road to take on the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Academy of the Holy Cross will be strutting in after a victory while Bishop O'Connell will be coming in after a defeat.
The Academy of the Holy Cross is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Bishop McNamara, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (The Academy of the Holy Cross was ranked 12th). The Academy of the Holy Cross came out on top against Bishop McNamara by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tartans.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-18, 22-25, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Connell entered their matchup against Flint Hill on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bishop O'Connell came up short against Flint Hill, falling 3-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Knights were not able to get on the board.
Bishop O'Connell was not 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 25-20, 25-23, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Bishop O'Connell got top-tier performance from Avery Prendergast, who had six digs, a kill, and 32 assists. Prendergast is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 17 games she's played.
The Academy of the Holy Cross pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bishop O'Connell, their defeat ended a 20-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-2-1.
The Academy of the Holy Cross was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop O'Connell in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. Does The Academy of the Holy Cross have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop O'Connell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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