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| 09/09/25 - Home | 1-3 L |
| 09/26/24 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 08/27/24 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 09/28/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 09/05/23 - Away | 3-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bexley and Bishop Ready are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Bexley will be strutting in after a win while Bishop Ready will be coming in after a loss.
Bexley barely beat Columbus Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Lions blew past the Vikings 3-0 on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Lions, who have now won three matches in a row.
Bexley never let Columbus Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-15, 25-21.
Bexley found their leader in sophomore Scarlett Larimer, who had seven digs and one assist. Lila Wade also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Bexley was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bishop Ready unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Buckeye Valley.
Bishop Ready started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-21.
Bexley's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Bishop Ready, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 12-1 and their overall record down to 13-2.
Bexley came up short against Bishop Ready in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Silver Knights' Sophia Dozer, who had 24 digs and four assists. Now that the Lions know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
