St. John is 9-1 against Bishop Ireton since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. John's Cadets will square off against the Bishop Ireton Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. John's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Bishop McNamara, who was ranked 23rd at the time (St. John's was ranked fifth). St. John's came out on top against Bishop McNamara by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cadets.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-16, 24-26, 25-20.
St. John's 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 eight aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bishop Ireton faced off against Archbishop Carroll on Tuesday. Everything went Bishop Ireton's way against Archbishop Carroll as Bishop Ireton made off with a 3-0 victory.
Bishop Ireton was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-10, 25-16.
St. John's record is now 18-3. As for Bishop Ireton, their record now sits at 5-16.
St. John's beat Bishop Ireton 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John's since the team 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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