Our Lady of Good Counsel is 0-10 against The Academy of the Holy Cross since March of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons will challenge The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Our Lady of Good Counsel finally turned things around against Bishop Ireton on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Cardinals.
Our Lady of Good Counsel wouldn't go down easily and took Bishop Ireton into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 19-25, 22-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, The Academy of the Holy Cross waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on Elizabeth Seton with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The Academy of the Holy Cross never let Elizabeth Seton 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, 25-11, 25-15.
The Academy of the Holy Cross found their leader in underclassman Kate Bickel, who had five digs and two aces. Bickel also set a new season high mark in assists with 16.
The Academy of the Holy Cross was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
Our Lady of Good Counsel's win bumped their record up to 3-11. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Our Lady of Good Counsel suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to The Academy of the Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in September. Can Our Lady of Good Counsel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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