Bishop Watterson was the 3-1 winner over Bishop Hartley when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Eagles fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Bishop Watterson took Bishop Hartley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 24-26, 20-25, 25-10, 15-6.
Despite the loss, Bishop Watterson still got an impressive performance from Ava Picken, who had 20 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Maeve Boyle, who had 12 assists and five digs.
Leading Bishop Hartley to victory were Addie Lawler and Samantha Heuser. Lawler had four digs and three aces, while Heuser had seven digs and two aces. That's the most digs Heuser has posted over her last seven matches. Morgan Clark also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Bishop Watterson now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Bishop Hartley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Bishop Watterson will take on North Allegheny at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Bishop Hartley, they will head out to take on Huron at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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