The Academy of the Holy Cross is 10-0 against Archbishop Carroll since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans will square off against the Archbishop Carroll Lions at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (The Academy of the Holy Cross has five straight wins, Archbishop Carroll has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
The Academy of the Holy Cross is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: St. John's, who was ranked fifth at the time (The Academy of the Holy Cross was ranked 16th). The Academy of the Holy Cross was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over St. John's on Thursday.
While The Academy of the Holy Cross won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-22.
The Academy of the Holy Cross found their leader in underclassman Kate Bickel, who had nine digs and five aces. With that strong performance, Bickel is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.
The Academy of the Holy Cross was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Carroll lost 3-0 to St. John's on Friday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-7, 25-16.
The Academy of the Holy Cross pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Archbishop Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went The Academy of the Holy Cross' way against Archbishop Carroll in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as The Academy of the Holy Cross made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for The Academy of the Holy Cross since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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