The Flint Hill Huskies will take on the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Flint Hill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Potomac School, who was ranked seventh at the time (Flint Hill was ranked fifth). The Huskies were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Panthers on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-19, 25-13.
Bishop O'Connell extended their winning streak to 27 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Natalie Hobson. The Knights put the hurt on Elizabeth Seton with a sharp 3-0 win on Friday for which the team can thank Hobson, who had seven digs and four aces. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in each of the last six games she's played.
Bishop O'Connell walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-10, 25-21.
Flint Hill better focus on containing Caroline Semko and Macie Murray as the pair were huge in Bishop O'Connell's win. Semko had 11 digs and six assists, while Murray had 13 kills and four aces. Those six assists gave Semko a new career-high.
Bishop O'Connell was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 33 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Bishop O'Connell's win bumped their record up to 17-0. As for Flint Hill, the victory got them back to even at 10-10-1.
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