If Bishop Fenwick was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Swampscott last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bishop Fenwick Crusaders fell just short of the Arlington Catholic Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Bishop Fenwick wouldn't go down easily and took Arlington Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 25-20, 26-28, 17-15.
Despite the loss, Bishop Fenwick still got an impressive performance from Gwen Schroeder, who had 21 digs.
Even though they lost, Bishop Fenwick 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 ten aces in three consecutive contests.
Bishop Fenwick's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Arlington Catholic, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-10 record.
Bishop Fenwick and Malden Catholic are set to duel on Thursday. As for Arlington Catholic, they will face off against Archbishop Williams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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