New Albany faced Bishop Watterson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. New Albany fell just short of Bishop Watterson by a score of 3-2.
The 3-2 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-29, 26-24, 25-22, 23-25, 16-14.
Michael Botkin paced New Albany's offense, picking up 22 kills. Botkin got some help from Austin Noreikis and his 42 assists. Finally, Yashas Devulapally kept New Albany's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Bishop Watterson was led to victory by Jack Spiers and George Smith. Spiers had 12 digs and two assists, while Smith had 25 kills, 15 digs, three aces, and one block. That's the most digs Spiers has posted over his last eight games.
New Albany's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Bishop Watterson, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coming up, New Albany will head out on the road to take on Pickerington Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles are facing the Tigers at the right time seeing as the Tigers are stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Bishop Watterson, they will challenge St. Francis DeSales at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: the Stallions will have lost four straight heading into Tuesday's contest.
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