The Academy of the Holy Cross is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. John. The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans blew past the St. John's Cadets 3-0. Winning may never get old, but the Tartans sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
The Academy of the Holy Cross was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough St. John's squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 25-22.
The Academy of the Holy Cross found their leader in underclassman Kate Bickel, who had nine digs and five aces. With that strong performance, Bickel is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.
The Academy of the Holy Cross was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matchups.
The Academy of the Holy Cross pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. John's, the loss snapped their winning streak at 12 games and leaves them with a 12-1 record.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Archbishop Carroll the next time they take the court. St. John's will head out to face Archbishop Carroll at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, while The Academy of the Holy Cross will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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